| betroth |
to pledge or give in marriage. |
| defunct |
no longer in existence or use; dead; extinct. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| disconcert |
to upset the calm or self-assurance of; ruffle. |
| disinclination |
a feeling of distaste; unwillingness or reluctance. |
| disinterest |
lack of bias or self-interest; impartiality. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| felon1 |
a person who has committed a serious crime, such as murder, rape, or burglary, as opposed to a misdemeanor. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| lucid |
easy to understand; articulate; clear. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |