| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| devotee |
an eager or serious follower or enthusiast. |
| expulsion |
an act or instance of forcing out, or the state of being forced out. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| pronouncement |
a formal or official declaration. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| resplendent |
full of splendor; radiant; shining. |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others. |
| unpalatable |
not acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |