| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| misjudge |
to hold an unjustified opinion of. |
| pervade |
to spread or be present everywhere in. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |