| adept |
having great skill or ability. |
| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| gratuitous |
given or done without sufficient reason or justification; unwarranted. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| paradox |
a statement that contradicts or seems to contradict itself, yet often expresses a truth, such as "Less is more". |
| personify |
to be a perfect or typical example of; embody. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| prospectus |
a written description or summary of a proposed project. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |