| abridgment |
the process or an instance of making shorter or condensing. |
| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| amorphous |
lacking definite form, shape, or character. |
| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| expendable |
considered able to be replaced, given up, or sacrificed. |
| fusion |
the act of fusing or joining together. |
| hew |
to follow or obey strictly. |
| jargon |
special words or language used by a particular group or to describe a particular interest. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| unspoken |
assumed without being expressed or spoken; implied. |
| vexation |
the condition of being annoyed. |