| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid observation or capture. |
| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| breach |
an act of breaking a law or promise. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| expulsion |
an act or instance of forcing out, or the state of being forced out. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| prevaricate |
to lie, mislead, or conceal the truth deliberately. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |