| abrade |
to rub away by friction; erode. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| epoch |
an important period in human history. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usually one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |