| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| hedonist |
one who believes that pleasure-seeking should be the primary goal of humans. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| nebulous |
hazy, confused, or indistinct. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| typify |
to be the representative example of. |