| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| generalize |
to come to a broad idea or rule about something after considering particular facts. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |
| unexceptionable |
without flaw or fault; beyond objection or criticism. |
| vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |
| wreak |
to carry out or cause. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |