| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| cede |
to give up or surrender, especially formally. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
| havoc |
ruin or devastation. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| influx |
the act or an instance of flowing in. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| short-term |
covering, lasting, or completed in a short period. |
| verbose |
using or characterized by many or superfluous words; wordy. |