| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| backfire |
to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| impeach |
to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct. |
| noxious |
harmful, dangerous, or destructive, especially to health. |
| populace |
the people who live in a particular place. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| revitalize |
to bring new life to. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |