| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| comradeship |
friendship based on shared or group activities or interests. |
| dissertation |
a formal and usually lengthy exposition in speech or writing, especially a detailed report of research by a candidate for a doctoral degree. |
| disuse |
the state or condition of not being used or practiced any longer. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| enormity |
the quality of surpassing moral limits; offensive or disgraceful character. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| impudence |
the act or condition of being boldly disrespectful; insolence. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| predilection |
an inclination to favor something; partiality or preference. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |