| abstraction |
the act of removing or separating. |
| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| bland |
without interest, spirit, or excitement; dull; indifferent. |
| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| disparage |
to depreciate or belittle, especially in speech. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| entrench |
to establish firmly and unchangeably. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| juxtaposition |
the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| sundry |
of various kinds; miscellaneous. |