| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| indecisive |
not definite or conclusive. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| palatable |
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| pellucid |
extremely clear in meaning. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| solace |
comfort or consolation in times of sorrow or suffering. |
| umbrage |
a feeling of offense, irritation, or resentment. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |