abridge
(v) to make shorter Syn: shorten, condense, abbreviate
adherent
(n) a follower, supporter; (adj) attached, sticking toSyn: disciple
altercation
(n) an angry argumentSyn: quarrel, dispute, squabble
cherubic
(adj) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocentSyn: angelic, seraphic, beatific
condone
(v) to pardon or overlookSyn: ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to
dissent
(v) to disagree; (n) disagreementSyn: (v) differ, dispute
eminent
(adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projectingSyn: illustrious, renowned
exorcise
(v) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressiveSyn: expel, dispel
fabricate
(v) to make, manufacture; to make up, inventSyn: put together, devise, cntrive, concoct
irate
(adj) angrySyn: incensed, infuriated, enraged, vivid
marauder
(n) raider, plundererSyn: looter, pirate, freebooter
obesity
(n) excessive fatnessSyn: serious overweight, extreme corpulence
pauper
(n) an extremely poor personSyn: destitute person
pilfer
(v) to steal in small quantitiesSyn: filch, rob, swipe, purloin
rift
(n) a split, break, breachSyn: crack, fissure, gap, cleft
semblance
(n) likeness; an outward appearance; an apparitionSyn: apperance, air aura, veneer, facade
surmount
(v) to overcome, rise aboveSyn: conquer, triumph over
terminate
(v) to bring to an endSyn: conclude, finish, discontinue
trite
(adj) commonplace; overused, staleSyn: banal, hackneyed, corny
usurp
(v) to seize and hold a position by force or without rightSyn: seize illegally, commandeer, supplant