| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| derange |
to cause to be mentally ill. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| fervid |
heated or impassioned; intensely enthusiastic. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| sermonize |
to preach, or to speak as if doing so. |
| somnolent |
sleepy or drowsy. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |
| unimpressive |
lacking notable qualities; unremarkable; not impressive. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |