| abstain |
to choose not to do something. |
| amplitude |
the state or quality of being ample; largeness. |
| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| succulent |
full of juice or sap; juicy. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |
| vogue |
a popular fashion or style. |
| volition |
the act of willing, deciding, or choosing. |