| abstain |
to choose not to do something. |
| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |