- accrue: come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that ~ from scientific research; Ex. interest ~ing in a bank account; N. -rual
- agrarian: pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. ~ reform
- consort: associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler); eg in ~ with
- consul: n : a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
- debacle: n 1: a sudden and violent collapse [syn: {fiasco}] 2: flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer 3: a sound defeat [syn: {thrashing}, {walloping}, {drubbing}, {slaughter}, {trouncing}, {whipping}]
- delineate: portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. ~tion
- demarcation: n 1: the boundary of a specific area [syn: {limit}, {~ line}] 2: a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" [syn: {line}, {dividing line}, {contrast}]
- dint: means; effort; Ex. by ~ of hard work
- disdain: treat with scorn or contempt
- embroil: throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio
- expropriate: take possession of (often for public use and without payment); from Latin ex- + proprius own
- foray: raid; sudden raid or military advance; V.
- forestall: prevent by taking action in advance
- frail: weak; N. frailty; physically weak; "an invalid's ~ body"; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "~ humanity"; easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: {delicate}, {fragile}]
- frivolous: lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial
- heathen: adj : not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam [syn: {heathenish}, {pagan}, {ethnic}]n : a person who does not acknowledge your God [syn: {pagan}, {gentile}, {infidel}]
- heyday: time of greatest success or power; prime
- indemnify: make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured
- indemnity: n 1: protection against future loss [syn: {insurance}] 2: legal exemption from liability for damages 3: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: {damages}, {amends}, {indemnification}, {restitution}, {redress}]
- indignation: anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous ~; ADJ. indignant
- mantle: loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- maritime: bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces
- mercantile: concerning trade or merchants; n. ~lism
- parish: area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church
- preeminent: outstanding; superior
- proscribe: prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw N. -tion
- proselytize: (induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion
- recalcitrant: disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. ~ child; from Latin, to kick back, from re- + calcitrare to kick, from calc-, calx heel
- relinquish: give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. ~ power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm; from Latin relinquere to leave behind, from re- + linquere to leave
- squadron: n 1: a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms 2: an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group 3: a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task
- sully: defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. ~ one's hands in menial labor
- temerity: boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. ~ to ask for a pay increase after only three day's work
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