| demur |
to object or indicate opposition to something. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| formidable |
exceptionally difficult; daunting. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| renounce |
to give up (a right or claim) usually by formal declaration or announcement; waive. |
| roil |
to disturb or anger; agitate. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| tenable |
able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical. |