| abridgment |
the process or an instance of making shorter or condensing. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| conductive |
having the ability to allow the passage of electricity |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| lieu |
the place formerly occupied by something or someone. |
| pilgrimage |
a usually long trip undertaken for religious purposes, such as to visit a holy place. |
| provisional |
adopted on a temporary or tentative basis until something permanent is established; conditional. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| satirical |
containing or marked by the use of parody or irony to ridicule or denounce human corruptness or folly. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| whimsical |
characterized by or resulting from a sudden desire or fancy. |