| adept |
having great skill or ability. |
| avocation |
a secondary occupation, usually one pursued for recreation; hobby. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| mentor |
someone who plays an important role in another person's life as a guide and teacher. |
| redolent |
suggesting or recalling (usually followed by "of"). |
| refute |
to demonstrate the falseness or error of; disprove. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| sumptuous |
large, lavish, or splendid, especially when created at great cost. |