| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |