| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
| dapper |
neat and stylish in dress and appearance. |
| deity |
a god or goddess. |
| discontinuous |
interrupted or intermittent; not without pause or break. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| hone |
to make more effective or adept; perfect. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| miff |
to cause (someone) to become annoyed; offend. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| unvaried |
marked by a lack of diversity; never changing. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |