| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| audacity |
courage or boldness often combined with daring or recklessness. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| nonentity |
someone or something that is insignificant, dull, undistinguished, or unimportant, especially a person. |
| outstrip |
to exceed or surpass. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |