| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| abridgment |
the process or an instance of making shorter or condensing. |
| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| comparative |
measured or estimated by comparison; relative. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| lackluster |
without brilliance or vitality; dull. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| philanthropist |
one who engages in charitable activities. |
| precept |
a basic rule, principle, or directive that guides action, moral conduct, or thought. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |