| allude |
to mention (usually followed by "to"). |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| finite |
limited in number, quantity, or duration; capable of being measured. (Cf. infinite.) |
| ire |
anger or wrath. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| prudent |
showing good judgment and caution; sensible. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| revel |
to feel great pleasure; rejoice (usually followed by "in"). |
| subversive |
tending or intended to undermine or cause the overthrow of an established authority, especially a national government. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |