| certitude |
the state, condition, or feeling of freedom from uncertainty or doubt. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| complaisance |
willingness to please. |
| dovetail |
to fit together precisely or harmoniously. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| insensible |
without normal sensations; unconscious. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| meditative |
disposed to, marked by, or indicating contemplation or reflection; deeply thoughtful. |
| perfectionist |
one who tends not to be satisfied with less than flawless performance from herself or himself. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| undaunted |
not discouraged; not giving up even though something is difficult or frightening. |