| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |