| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |