| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| cohesion |
the state or quality of having parts that are logically ordered or connected into a whole. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| felon1 |
a person who has committed a serious crime, such as murder, rape, or burglary, as opposed to a misdemeanor. |
| hallow |
to respect or honor highly; venerate. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| pictorial |
pertaining to, made of, or containing drawings, paintings, or photographs. |
| regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
| spate |
a sudden rush, outpouring, or flood. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |