| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| complaisance |
willingness to please. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| litigious |
inclined to bring lawsuits. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| renounce |
to give up (a right or claim) usually by formal declaration or announcement; waive. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |