| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |