| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| dossier |
a set of papers or documents that provide detailed information on a particular person or subject. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| materialize |
to become fact; be realized. |
| mellifluous |
flowing and sweet, as though with honey. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| outmoded |
no longer in keeping with current standards or practices; obsolete. |
| 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. |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| replenish |
to make complete or full again; refill. |
| ubiquitous |
being or appearing to be in all places at the same time; omnipresent. |