| abstraction |
the act of removing or separating. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| demure |
quiet, shy, modest, or reserved in manner. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| miff |
to cause (someone) to become annoyed; offend. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |
| voracious |
consuming large quantities of food with greed or great desire; ravenous. |
| wend |
to go along or proceed on (one's way). |