| bequest |
property handed down by will; legacy. |
| commandeer |
to force (a civilian) into, or seize (goods) for, the military. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| curtail |
to make shorter; cut off part of. |
| dapper |
neat and stylish in dress and appearance. |
| egotistical |
self-centered or selfish. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, |
| protean |
easily changing form or character; variable or versatile. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| zealot |
a person who is excessively and often intolerantly enthusiastic, especially about a cause or religious faith; fanatic. |