| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| apogee |
the highest or farthest point. |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| lenient |
not strict with rules; tolerant. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| militant |
aggressive or combative in attitude or actions, especially in defense of a cause. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| poignant |
deeply touching; arousing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy; piercing; penetrating. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |