| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| cordon |
a chain of guards or military stations forming a defense or containment line around an area. |
| counterpoint |
a method of composing or arranging music in which diverse but harmonious melodies are played at the same time. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| discursive |
ranging over numerous topics, especially in an orderly or coherent way. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| jubilation |
a feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic; wise. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| presumptuous |
excessively bold or forward. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |