abstain |
to choose not to do something. |
apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
egotism |
excessive self-promotion; boastfulness or conceitedness. |
exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
frugality |
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money. |
jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
morass |
something that hinders passage or engulfs an unwary person. |
recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
redolent |
suggesting or recalling (usually followed by "of"). |
servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |