| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| genteel |
displaying traits such as refinement and politeness that are traditionally associated with wealth and education. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| materialize |
to become fact; be realized. |
| nuptial |
of or relating to a wedding ceremony or to marriage. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| suborn |
to induce (someone) to commit a crime or other corrupt deed. |
| tenure |
the period of holding or possessing something. |