| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |