| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| fetid |
having a foul odor; stinking. |
| heterogeneous |
made up of parts or members that differ from each other. (Cf. homogeneous.) |
| impeach |
to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| misguide |
to misdirect or lead astray. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| suave |
polished and urbane. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |