| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| commodity |
something that can be bought and sold. |
| endorse |
to give support to; approve of. |
| imbue |
to inspire or permeate, as with an idea or emotion; deeply influence. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| mettle |
toughness of character; courage. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |