| azure |
the color of a clear blue sky. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| insecurity |
the condition or quality of having insufficient protection or not being safe. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| morass |
something that hinders passage or engulfs an unwary person. |
| nicety |
a subtle distinction; fine point. |
| notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. |
| observable |
able to be seen; visible. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |