| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| drivel |
foolish or silly speech or ideas. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| iridescent |
emitting or reflecting a lustrous play of colors covering the spectrum, like a rainbow. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |