| abstain |
to choose not to do something. |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. |
| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| ignominy |
the condition of being in disgrace or dishonor; humiliation. |
| introspection |
examination of one's own thoughts, emotions, and sensations; self-scrutiny. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| prurient |
characterized by or causing lewdness or lust. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| undermine |
to gradually, secretly, or imperceptibly weaken and destroy. |
| variegate |
to make varied or give variety to, especially by making multicolored. |