| 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. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| impudence |
the act or condition of being boldly disrespectful; insolence. |
| philanthropy |
collective efforts made to do good for others, especially in the form of making monetary donations or engaging in charitable works. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| readjust |
to adapt oneself anew. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| ruddy |
reddish; rosy. |
| stature |
relative status as measured by skill or achievement; reputation. |
| unvaried |
marked by a lack of diversity; never changing. |
| verdant |
green. |