| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| orthodox |
of, having to do with, or following what is believed or practiced by most other people. |
| propitiate |
to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. |
| rectify |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| stint |
to refrain from spending; to be sparing or frugal. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |