| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |