| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |