| affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. |
| imbalance |
a defect in proportion or balance between elements. |
| incorporeal |
without material being; bodiless; insubstantial. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| meditative |
disposed to, marked by, or indicating contemplation or reflection; deeply thoughtful. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| resilient |
able to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, or the like. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |