| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| morass |
something that hinders passage or engulfs an unwary person. |
| nonpartisan |
not influenced or determined by the policies or interests of a political party. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| splice |
to join (two pieces of film, tape, or similar things) at the ends. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |