| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |