| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| remunerative |
providing or likely to provide payment or reward; profitable. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |