| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| disinclination |
a feeling of distaste; unwillingness or reluctance. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| onerous |
unwanted, unpleasant, and burdensome. |
| plenitude |
abundance; fullness. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| rebuttal |
a statement or contention, as in a debate or legal case, that is intended to disprove or confute another. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |