| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| disinclination |
a feeling of distaste; unwillingness or reluctance. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| infidel |
one who does not believe in or accept a religious faith, especially that of Christianity or Islam. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| splice |
to join (two pieces of film, tape, or similar things) at the ends. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |