| abrade |
to rub away by friction; erode. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| inane |
devoid of meaning or substance; nonsensical. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| sate |
to fill to excess, especially with food; glut. |
| sect |
any group, especially a religious group such as a denomination, that is united by a common belief, ritual, or the like. |
| supersede |
to take over the position or influence of; replace. |