| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| decrepit |
in poor condition because of old age or much use; dilapidated; worn-out. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| iterate |
to say or do again or repeatedly. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| resuscitate |
to bring back to life or consciousness; revive. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |