| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| disinterest |
lack of bias or self-interest; impartiality. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| finite |
limited in number, quantity, or duration; capable of being measured. (Cf. infinite.) |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| imitative |
of, involving, or characterized by reproduction or copying; not original. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |