| affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| histrionic |
done in a theatrical, emotional, or affected manner; overly dramatic. |
| indecisive |
not definite or conclusive. |
| myopic |
unable to see objects clearly from a distance; nearsighted. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |