| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |