| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| rectify |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| supremacy |
ultimate power or authority. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| uncouth |
lacking manners or refinement; rude, vulgar, or gauche. |
| ungovernable |
unable to be governed, ordered, or controlled; uncontrollable. |
| unhinge |
to cause to become confused, unbalanced, or deeply disturbed. |