| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |