| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |