| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| brazen |
shameless; bold. |
| chattel |
any article of property not attached to lands or buildings; movable property. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| perceptual |
of, relating to, or involving perception. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| sacrosanct |
so important or revered as to be beyond any alteration or criticism. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |