| bequest |
property handed down by will; legacy. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to the office of governor or to a governor. |
| imperfection |
a flaw or fault. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| rancorous |
feeling or showing bitter resentment; hateful. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |