| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| dissertation |
a formal and usually lengthy exposition in speech or writing, especially a detailed report of research by a candidate for a doctoral degree. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| oratory1 |
the art of public speaking. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| predilection |
an inclination to favor something; partiality or preference. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| resplendent |
full of splendor; radiant; shining. |
| sanction |
permission for an action; approval. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |