| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| conductive |
having the ability to allow the passage of electricity |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| impede |
to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| lithe |
characterized by light, graceful, flexible movements. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |
| transgression |
the act or an instance of violating a law, religious commandment, or the like; sin; crime; trespass. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |