| allusion |
an indirect reference to or mention of something. |
| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| breach |
an act of breaking a law or promise. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| indiscriminate |
lacking in judgment and discernment; making no distinctions. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| requisite |
required or essential. |
| voracious |
consuming large quantities of food with greed or great desire; ravenous. |