| affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| beneficiary |
one who receives or is formally designated to receive money or property, as from a will or insurance policy. |
| bereavement |
the condition or fact of being deprived of something or someone, especially by the death of a loved one. |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, especially as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| finesse |
refined and delicate skill or tact in executing a task or coping with a situation. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| onerous |
unwanted, unpleasant, and burdensome. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| unvaried |
marked by a lack of diversity; never changing. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |