| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| redouble |
to make twice as great; renew more vigorously; intensify. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |