| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| forbearance |
the act or capability of refraining or holding back. |
| inconsistency |
an instance of contradiction or illogic. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |