| abstain |
to choose not to do something. |
| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| enormity |
the quality of surpassing moral limits; offensive or disgraceful character. |
| humility |
the quality or state of being humble; modesty about one's status or accomplishments. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |