| abstraction |
the act of removing or separating. |
| commodity |
something that can be bought and sold. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| docile |
obedient and easy to manage. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| imperturbable |
not easily excited or disturbed; calm. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| propagate |
to reproduce (offspring) or cause to reproduce. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| sully |
to make dirty or tarnished. |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |