| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |