| celestial |
of or having to do with the sky or outer space. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| execrable |
of very poor quality; extremely inferior. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| imperturbable |
not easily excited or disturbed; calm. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |