| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| desecration |
the act of or an instance of violating the sacredness of something. |
| deviate |
to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set. |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| iterate |
to say or do again or repeatedly. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| parameter |
any of a set of specifications or limits, the value or variations of which determine the form or behavior of something. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| stint |
to refrain from spending; to be sparing or frugal. |
| unexceptionable |
without flaw or fault; beyond objection or criticism. |