| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |