| dialectical |
of or using logical analysis or argument that reveals and resolves opposing ideas or contradictions. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| execrable |
of very poor quality; extremely inferior. |
| hallowed |
considered sacred; venerated. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| 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. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |