| abstraction |
the act of removing or separating. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| foreseeable |
capable of being anticipated or predicted. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| solace |
comfort or consolation in times of sorrow or suffering. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |