| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| comparative |
measured or estimated by comparison; relative. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| hitherto |
until this time; previously. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| interject |
to insert (a remark or comment) between words or remarks or in the middle of a conversation or discussion. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |
| truism |
a self-evident statement; platitude. |