| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| fickle |
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| pirouette |
a ballet movement involving a rapid rotation of the body upon the toes or foot. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| sanction |
permission for an action; approval. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |