| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |