| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| exemplar |
one worthy to be imitated or studied; model. |
| expendable |
considered able to be replaced, given up, or sacrificed. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| psyche |
the mental makeup of a person or group. |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |
| statute |
a law made by a legislature, as opposed to one established by the courts. |
| superficial |
of, pertaining to, or located on the surface. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |