abstraction |
the act of removing or separating. |
canvass |
to conduct a survey of; poll. |
disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
hallowed |
considered sacred; venerated. |
incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
pervade |
to spread or be present everywhere in. |
sentient |
having the capacity to receive sensations; able to perceive. |
stature |
relative status as measured by skill or achievement; reputation. |
supremacy |
ultimate power or authority. |
surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
ubiquitous |
being or appearing to be in all places at the same time; omnipresent. |