| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| hilarity |
noisy or boisterous merriment. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| moderation |
the avoidance of excesses or extremes, especially in behavior. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |