| affix |
to attach or join physically (usually used with "to"). |
| conciliate |
to overcome the anger, distrust, or animosity of; appease; placate. |
| discernible |
able to be perceived or distinguished. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |