| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |