| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. |
| discrete |
separate and distinct. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| foreseeable |
capable of being anticipated or predicted. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| pliable |
easily bent; flexible; malleable. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| secretive |
tending to secrecy. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |