| affix |
to attach or join physically (usually used with "to"). |
| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| ethereal |
highly refined; unworldly. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| mentor |
someone who plays an important role in another person's life as a guide and teacher. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| pollinate |
to move or carry pollen to a plant, causing the seeds to be fertilized. |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |