| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| debase |
to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| epoch |
an important period in human history. |
| insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| supersede |
to take over the position or influence of; replace. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |