| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| defunct |
no longer in existence or use; dead; extinct. |
| demolition |
the act or an instance of destroying, especially by means of explosives. |
| dub1 |
to name or call. |
| energize |
to inspire, make active, or enliven. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| peevish |
irritable or easily annoyed; ill-tempered. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| temperance |
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |