| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| ethereal |
highly refined; unworldly. |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usually military and often to take forage or plunder. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| pellucid |
extremely clear in meaning. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| venturesome |
tending to take risks; brave. |