| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| amass |
to gather or accumulate for oneself. |
| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). |
| materialize |
to become fact; be realized. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| regale |
to entertain or delight, as with humorous tales. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| rhetoric |
the art, ability, or study of using language effectively in speech or writing, especially to influence or persuade one's audience. |
| skepticism |
distrust or disbelief, or a general tendency to doubt and question. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |