| abstain |
to choose not to do something. |
| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| fervent |
having or expressing warmth, depth, or intensity of feeling. |
| fissure |
a narrow crevice or other opening, especially one caused by splitting. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |