| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| albeit |
notwithstanding; even though. |
| arrogance |
the condition or quality of being arrogant; having too much pride or belief in one's superiority. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| irksome |
causing annoyance; bothersome or tiresome. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| tactile |
of, having, or pertaining to the sense of touch. |
| venerable |
deserving honor, respect, or reverence because of advanced age, noble character, or dignified position. |