| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| fop |
a man who is highly concerned with, and often vain about, his appearance and manners; dandy. |
| implode |
to violently collapse or compress inward. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| resilient |
able to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, or the like. |
| superficial |
of, pertaining to, or located on the surface. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |