| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |