| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |