| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |