| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| brandish |
to wave or shake (something such as a weapon) in a threatening or agitated manner. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |