| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| broach |
to suggest or mention for the first time; bring up. |
| clime |
in literary use, a region of the earth, or the typical weather conditions thereof. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| designate |
to choose for a particular job or purpose. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| enigmatic |
puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| infelicity |
the quality or condition of being inappropriate, or unfortunate in the given circumstances. |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, especially to marital vows; adultery. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |