| abrade |
to rub away by friction; erode. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| garner |
to accumulate, acquire, or receive in abundance. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| impudence |
the act or condition of being boldly disrespectful; insolence. |
| jargon |
special words or language used by a particular group or to describe a particular interest. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| naturalistic |
exhibiting or pertaining to naturalism. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| vitality |
exuberance; energy; vigor. |