| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| ire |
anger or wrath. |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| ovation |
a prolonged or enthusiastic episode of applause for someone, as following a performance. |
| profane |
irreverent or irreligious; blasphemous. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |