| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| frugality |
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| perseverance |
steadfast continuance in a course of action, task, or belief. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| supersede |
to take over the position or influence of; replace. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |