| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| erroneous |
containing or based on a mistake; incorrect. |
| execrable |
of very poor quality; extremely inferior. |
| filch |
to steal (usually something of slight value) in a sly manner; pilfer. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| referendum |
the submission of a legislative measure to a vote by the general public, or the vote thus taken. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |