annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness to obligations, promises, or those to whom one has made a commitment. |
homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
promenade |
a leisurely walk, especially in a public place. |
pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usually followed by "to"). |
taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |