| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |