| abolish |
to get rid of or do away with; end. |
| condemn |
to call wrong, evil, or inadequate; strongly disapprove of. |
| deflate |
to cause to shrink or collapse by letting out air or gas. |
| discharge |
to shoot or fire off. |
| epic |
having to do with a long poem that tells the story of a hero or heroine. |
| excerpt |
a short section taken from a play, film, or written work. |
| expedite |
to send off, facilitate the progress of, or accomplish with speed and efficiency. |
| expressive |
full of feeling or meaning. |
| graceless |
inappropriate or socially awkward. |
| implementation |
the act, process, or way of carrying something out or putting something into effect. |
| inhabit |
to live in; use as a dwelling. |
| injunction |
a command or order, especially from a court, to do or refrain from doing something; authorization or prohibition. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| purport |
to assert or allege, especially falsely. |