| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| derange |
to cause to be mentally ill. |
| 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. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| enigmatic |
puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |
| vanguard |
the leading or foremost position or part of a movement or force; forefront. |