abide |
to put up with; stand. |
ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
stately |
dignified. |