| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| eccentricity |
an odd or peculiar behavior, habit, interest, or the like. |
| gaseous |
in the form of or resembling a gas. |
| manipulate |
to handle or operate skillfully with the hands. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |