| abstraction |
the act of removing or separating. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| echelon |
a level of authority or rank, as in an organization. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| insolvent |
incapable of paying debts or meeting liabilities; penniless; bankrupt. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| litigious |
inclined to bring lawsuits. |
| myopic |
unable to see objects clearly from a distance; nearsighted. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |