| connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
| curriculum |
the courses offered at a school or in a particular area of study. |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| fastidious |
exceedingly particular or demanding especially in matters of detail; exacting. |
| incriminate |
to show involvement in a crime. |
| ingratiate |
to seek or secure another's favor or approval for (oneself). |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| remunerative |
providing or likely to provide payment or reward; profitable. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |