| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| fetid |
having a foul odor; stinking. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| peripheral |
related but not essential. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| reiterate |
to say again. |