| absolutist |
of or relating to government by total, unrestrained power. |
| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| discontinuous |
interrupted or intermittent; not without pause or break. |
| habitable |
capable of being lived in. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| profane |
irreverent or irreligious; blasphemous. |
| provisional |
adopted on a temporary or tentative basis until something permanent is established; conditional. |
| residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |