| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| 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. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |