| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |