| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
| connote |
to suggest or imply (meanings or associations) in addition to the literal meaning. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| insensible |
without normal sensations; unconscious. |
| juxtaposition |
the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, especially because of cynicism or pessimism. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| replenish |
to make complete or full again; refill. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |