| adherent |
one who supports or follows a person, party, principle, or the like (usually followed by "of"). |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| complement |
to go well with, complete, or perfect. |
| connote |
to suggest or imply (meanings or associations) in addition to the literal meaning. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |
| splice |
to join (two pieces of film, tape, or similar things) at the ends. |