| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |