| atrophy |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, especially from insufficient use or nourishment. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. |
| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| pervade |
to spread or be present everywhere in. |
| prowess |
great skill or talent; superior ability. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| saturate |
to fill or soak completely. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |