| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| propound |
to propose or set forth for consideration. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |