| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| certitude |
the state, condition, or feeling of freedom from uncertainty or doubt. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries. |
| jubilation |
a feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. |