| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic; wise. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| rostrum |
a raised platform or dais for public speaking. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |