| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| digestible |
capable of being broken down and absorbed as food. |
| discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| mettle |
toughness of character; courage. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| proscribe |
to make illegal or prohibit. |
| roil |
to disturb or anger; agitate. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| umbrage |
a feeling of offense, irritation, or resentment. |
| unguided |
without someone to lead or escort. |