| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |