| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |