| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| omnipotent |
possessing infinite power; all-powerful. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |