| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| contention |
a point asserted in argument or debate. |
| delicacy |
something delightful or rare, especially food. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| outmoded |
no longer in keeping with current standards or practices; obsolete. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |