| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| counterbalance |
to balance or offset with an equal force or influence; counterpoise. |
| doctrinaire |
dogmatically adhering to a theory or a school of thought, regardless of its practicality. |
| emboss |
to decorate the surface of with a raised design. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |