| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |