| beneficent |
tending to do good; kindly; charitable. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| echelon |
a level of authority or rank, as in an organization. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| simpleminded |
not complex or sophisticated. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| tedium |
the state or condition of being dull, boring, or wearisome; monotony. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |