| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| correlate |
to have a causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| speculative |
of, pertaining to, or based on conjecture or theorizing. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| unspoken |
assumed without being expressed or spoken; implied. |