| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| dub1 |
to name or call. |
| endorse |
to give support to; approve of. |
| laborious |
requiring considerable effort or perseverance. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| petulant |
showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation, impatience, or ill temper; peevish or sulky. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |
| verdant |
green. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |