| carnal |
of or pertaining to the flesh or body, especially sexual appetites and activities. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
| sanction |
permission for an action; approval. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |
| unproductive |
not yielding useful or helpful results; not fruitful. |