| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| outstrip |
to exceed or surpass. |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| rectify |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy. |
| renovate |
to put in good condition by repairing, remodeling, or the like; refurbish. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| ubiquitous |
being or appearing to be in all places at the same time; omnipresent. |