| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |