| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| digestible |
capable of being broken down and absorbed as food. |
| disconcert |
to upset the calm or self-assurance of; ruffle. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| nicety |
a subtle distinction; fine point. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| procure |
to get or get hold of by effort; obtain. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| splice |
to join (two pieces of film, tape, or similar things) at the ends. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |