| disproportionate |
having too much of one thing in relation to something else; unbalanced. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| echelon |
a level of authority or rank, as in an organization. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| materialize |
to become fact; be realized. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| venial |
able to be excused, pardoned, or forgiven, as a minor error, offense, or sin. (Cf. mortal.) |