| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |