| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| depersonalize |
to cause to lose individual identity or characteristics. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic; wise. |
| orthodox |
of, having to do with, or following what is believed or practiced by most other people. |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |
| vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |
| waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. |