| clime |
in literary use, a region of the earth, or the typical weather conditions thereof. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
| estimable |
worthy of respect or admiration. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| supplant |
to replace (someone or something) especially by dishonest or forceful means. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |