| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| delectable |
extremely pleasing to the taste; delicious. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. |
| impede |
to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. |
| incorporate |
to include as part of a larger thing; blend. |
| iterate |
to say or do again or repeatedly. |
| liberality |
an attitude of tolerance and respect for individual differences. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| succinct |
briefly but clearly stated; concise. |