| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| comradeship |
friendship based on shared or group activities or interests. |
| hew |
to follow or obey strictly. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| raconteur |
one who is talented in storytelling. |
| regurgitate |
to surge or pour back or out, especially from of a place of containment, as gases, liquids, or undigested food. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| sect |
any group, especially a religious group such as a denomination, that is united by a common belief, ritual, or the like. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |