| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| commentary |
a series of explanatory or interpretive remarks or comments. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| frivolous |
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly. |
| heterogeneous |
made up of parts or members that differ from each other. (Cf. homogeneous.) |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| solstice |
either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator, occurring in June and December. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |