| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| disquiet |
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| reverential |
characterized by a great respect and awe, mingled with love. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| tepid |
not quite warm; lukewarm. |
| vanguard |
the leading or foremost position or part of a movement or force; forefront. |