| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| pertinent |
having to do with or connected to a subject; relevant. |
| prohibitive |
serving as a preventative. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |