coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |