| assay |
to try out or test. |
| bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
| discourage |
to cause to lose hope or confidence. |
| disdain |
an attitude or display of contempt; scorn. |
| dismantle |
to tear down; take apart. |
| empower |
to give legal rights or authority to. |
| experimental |
having to do with testing or experiments. |
| ineffective |
producing little or none of the desired or intended impact. |
| luxurious |
giving great comfort or pleasure. |
| philosophical |
of or pertaining to the nature and principles of knowledge, truth, existence, and moral and aesthetic values. |
| revise |
to change or make different. |
| secede |
to withdraw from a group or a political union. |
| situate |
to put in a particular place or position; place or locate. |
| systematic |
involving or based on a method or plan; not random or chaotic. |
| tyranny |
a government in which a single person rules absolutely and in a cruel way. |