| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| monotony |
tiresome lack of variation. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| roil |
to disturb or anger; agitate. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |