| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |