| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| graphic |
of or related to pictures or writing such as photography, painting, and printing. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |
| unpalatable |
not acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |