| carouse |
to revel in a boisterous and drunken manner. |
| chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| euphemism |
the word or expression so substituted. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| resurrect |
to restore to life or good standing; raise out of death or disrepute. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |