aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
canvass |
to conduct a survey of; poll. |
concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, especially as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. |
exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
forestall |
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand. |
heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. |
nuptial |
of or relating to a wedding ceremony or to marriage. |
preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
repertoire |
the stock or list of artistic pieces, such as dramatic or operatic roles, that a player or company of players is prepared to perform. |
reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |