| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| disconcert |
to upset the calm or self-assurance of; ruffle. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries. |
| meticulous |
very careful or precise. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| secretive |
tending to secrecy. |
| sensory |
of or pertaining to hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or touching. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |