| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| fastidious |
exceedingly particular or demanding especially in matters of detail; exacting. |
| invoke |
to call out to (a god, muse, or the like) for help, support, protection, or inspiration. |
| partake |
to take part; participate (usually followed by "in"). |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| retrospect |
reflection on the past or on past events or achievements. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| sermonize |
to preach, or to speak as if doing so. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |