| abridgment |
the process or an instance of making shorter or condensing. |
| affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| fickle |
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| militant |
aggressive or combative in attitude or actions, especially in defense of a cause. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| reclaim |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| typify |
to be the representative example of. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |