| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |