| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| inexplicable |
unable to be explained or interpreted. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| multiplicity |
a large number; abundance. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| rarefy |
to make less dense. |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial procedure prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |