advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
biennial |
happening every second year. |
bivouac |
a temporary encampment, especially military, without protecting shelter. |
communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
labyrinthine |
complex and intricate to the point of being puzzling. |
mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
reiterate |
to say again. |
stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |
tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |
trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |