| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |