disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
hone |
to make more effective or adept; perfect. |
immobile |
standing or holding still; not moving; motionless. |
impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
replenish |
to make complete or full again; refill. |
segregate |
to separate or place apart from others. |
spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
staunch2 |
unwaveringly firm or loyal. |
tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |