| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| beneficiary |
one who receives or is formally designated to receive money or property, as from a will or insurance policy. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| reparation |
the act or process of making amends for wrongdoing or injury. |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial procedure prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| synopsis |
a short statement giving an overview, the main principles, or the sequence of events of a narrative, argument, article, or the like; summary; abstract. |
| tactile |
of, having, or pertaining to the sense of touch. |