| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| knave |
an unscrupulous person; evildoer. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| nonpartisan |
not influenced or determined by the policies or interests of a political party. |
| overbearing |
arrogantly dominating; dictatorial. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |