| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |