| credo |
any formulation of belief, especially a religious one. |
| dissertation |
a formal and usually lengthy exposition in speech or writing, especially a detailed report of research by a candidate for a doctoral degree. |
| elitist |
believing in, supporting, or promoting the superiority of a select or privileged group. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| reassess |
to evaluate again. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |
| unproductive |
not yielding useful or helpful results; not fruitful. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |