| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| imperil |
to put at risk; endanger. |
| incise |
to cut into the surface of. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| levity |
a lack of seriousness; light, humorous, or foolish behavior or attitude. |
| procure |
to get or get hold of by effort; obtain. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| refractory |
obstinately disobedient; difficult to control, as a child or animal. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| unnoticed |
not seen, perceived, or discovered. |
| viscid |
of a gluelike consistency. |