| albeit |
notwithstanding; even though. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| dalliance |
a wasting away of time; loitering; dawdling. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| pirouette |
a ballet movement involving a rapid rotation of the body upon the toes or foot. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| stoic |
showing little or no reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; unmoved; impassive. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |