| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| protocol |
the proper or agreed upon way of conducting oneself or of doing something. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| sally |
a sudden forward attack or rush from a defensive position by a military force. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| temperance |
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |