| counterpoint |
a method of composing or arranging music in which diverse but harmonious melodies are played at the same time. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| execrable |
of very poor quality; extremely inferior. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| ungovernable |
unable to be governed, ordered, or controlled; uncontrollable. |