| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |