| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |