| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| rabble1 |
a confused and uncontrolled crowd; disorderly mob. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| sacrosanct |
so important or revered as to be beyond any alteration or criticism. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |