| bequest |
property handed down by will; legacy. |
| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
| enigmatic |
puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |