| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |