| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |