| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| cuisine |
a particular type of cooking, especially that of a particular region, or the food in general that is prepared in this way. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| proximity |
the condition, quality, or fact of being near or close; nearness. |
| regurgitate |
to surge or pour back or out, especially from of a place of containment, as gases, liquids, or undigested food. |
| renounce |
to give up (a right or claim) usually by formal declaration or announcement; waive. |
| solemnize |
to carry out the formalities of performance required by (an occasion). |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |