| censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| endorse |
to give support to; approve of. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; indisputable. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| quaff |
to drink, especially deeply and with obvious enjoyment. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| staunch2 |
unwaveringly firm or loyal. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |