| abstain |
to choose not to do something. |
| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| hone |
to make more effective or adept; perfect. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| refute |
to demonstrate the falseness or error of; disprove. |
| resilience |
the ability to resume shape after being pressed or stretched. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
| unsubstantiated |
lacking the evidence or verification needed to establish as true. |