| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |