| abstraction |
the act of removing or separating. |
| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| amiable |
having or showing a friendly manner. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| schematic |
of, pertaining to, or formed like an outline or diagram. |
| tenure |
the period of holding or possessing something. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |