| absolve |
to free from consequences, blame, or guilt. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| curriculum |
the courses offered at a school or in a particular area of study. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| observable |
able to be seen; visible. |
| protean |
easily changing form or character; variable or versatile. |
| resilience |
the ability to resume shape after being pressed or stretched. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| tenuous |
having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak. |
| variegate |
to make varied or give variety to, especially by making multicolored. |
| viscid |
of a gluelike consistency. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |