| abridgment |
the process or an instance of making shorter or condensing. |
| anarchist |
a person who believes in, desires, or tries to realize a society or state without a government. |
| archives |
the body of records or information pertaining to an institution, organization, or historical figure. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| disparage |
to depreciate or belittle, especially in speech. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| replenish |
to make complete or full again; refill. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |