| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| inexplicable |
unable to be explained or interpreted. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| relinquish |
to surrender, release, or let go of; give up. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| temperance |
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence. |