| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
| nub |
the main point, gist, or essence of something. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| referendum |
the submission of a legislative measure to a vote by the general public, or the vote thus taken. |
| repertory |
a stock of skills, talents, or performing pieces; repertoire. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |