| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| deviate |
to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set. |
| discontinuous |
interrupted or intermittent; not without pause or break. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| hew |
to follow or obey strictly. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| perfectionist |
one who tends not to be satisfied with less than flawless performance from herself or himself. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| unexceptionable |
without flaw or fault; beyond objection or criticism. |