| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| compile |
to gather information together to form one written work. |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| pilgrimage |
a usually long trip undertaken for religious purposes, such as to visit a holy place. |
| reverential |
characterized by a great respect and awe, mingled with love. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |
| wan |
very pale. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |