| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |