abstain |
to choose not to do something. |
chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
composite |
made up of several parts. |
concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, especially as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. |
connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
habitable |
capable of being lived in. |
immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
landlocked |
without any access to the sea. |
medley |
a musical piece that uses the melodies from several different pieces of music. |
pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. |
privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |