| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| liability |
the condition of or potential for being held responsible. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usually one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |