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appreciate |
to increase in value |
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bigot |
one who is utterly intolerant of any creed or belief differing from his own |
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chaff |
material separated from the seed after threshing worthless matter |
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cliche |
an overworked expression, a trite statement |
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couple |
to join or link together |
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discretion |
ability to act on one's own power of individual decision |
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emollient |
something that soothes or softens |
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fatalistic |
belief that events are predetermined and cannot be altered |
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gamely |
in a positive and spirited approach to a task, with unyielding spirit |
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idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic habit or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual |
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ignominy |
disgraceful or dishonorable conduct |
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indices |
plural of index, guides |
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infidel |
a person who has no religious faith, unbeliever |
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malinger |
to pretend or to feign illness to avoid work or duty |
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motley |
exhibiting great diversity of elements, heterogenous |
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ossify |
to change or harden into bone; to be rigidly conventional |
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pestilence |
a deadly epidemic disease; something considered harmful or evil |
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preciosity |
meticulousness, extreme fastidiousness |
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scurry |
to hurry about, to scamper |
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sophomoric |
immature and poorly informed |
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surly |
churlishly rude or ill-tempered; unfriendly, hostile |
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transgression |
violation of a law or command, sin |
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vent |
to give utterance to |
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verify |
to prove the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate |
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wheedle |
to try to convince by flattery, to coax, to cajole |
