| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| dogmatic |
asserting beliefs and opinions as though they were proven facts. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| particularity |
precise or detailed character. |
| pejorative |
acting or tending to create a negative impression; disparaging; demeaning. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| provocation |
the act of inciting or challenging another to react. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| universality |
the quality, character, or condition of being universal. |