| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |