| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| consolidate |
to join together into a whole; combine. |
| epoch |
an important period in human history. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| gradation |
a gradual almost imperceptible change, especially from one tone or texture to another. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| jargon |
special words or language used by a particular group or to describe a particular interest. |
| mire |
deep, heavy mud or soil. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| 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. |
| restive |
unable to remain at rest; impatient or ill at ease, especially under restraint. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |