| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| delicacy |
something delightful or rare, especially food. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| effervescence |
high spirits; excitement; liveliness. |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |