| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| ennui |
a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction, especially with all aspects of life. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. |
| perspicacity |
keenness of mental perception or grasp; astuteness. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| statute |
a law made by a legislature, as opposed to one established by the courts. |