| abstain |
to choose not to do something. |
| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| eccentricity |
an odd or peculiar behavior, habit, interest, or the like. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
| indefatigable |
persisting tirelessly; untiring. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |
| saturate |
to fill or soak completely. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| typify |
to be the representative example of. |