| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| discursive |
ranging over numerous topics, especially in an orderly or coherent way. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. |