| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. |
| gratis |
without charging money; freely. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| indisputable |
not subject to being challenged or denied; unquestionable. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| tactile |
of, having, or pertaining to the sense of touch. |
| viscid |
of a gluelike consistency. |