flaUt to show scorn or contempt for, esp. by openly or deliberately disobeying. He flouted authority while at school and no one was surprised when he was expelled. The poet flouted the…
burgeon
buhr jihn intransitive verb 1: to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often fol. by out or forth). She was pleased to see that her new plants…
dissipate
dI sə peIt transitive verb 1: to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. The sun dissipated the fog. 2: to waste by, or as though by, scattering…
requisite
re kwih ziht adjective required or essential. If you’ve done the requisite reading and assignments, you should pass the exam easily.
dissolute
dI sə lut adjective inclined to immoral behavior or dissipation; lacking or ignoring moral restraints. Alexander Vronsky, in spite of the dissolute life, and in especial the drunken habits, for which he…