| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |