Vocabulary Flashcards

(n) 1. the reduction or lowering of a rank or office 2. a reduction or lowering

(n) 1. temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension 2. a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known title holder

(v) to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate

1. any substance used for grinding or polishing

1. tending to annoy or cause ill will; overly aggressive

(v) 1. to abolish by formal or official means; annul by authoritative act; repeal 2. to put aside; put an end to

(n) 1. freeing from blame or guilt; release from obligations, consequences, or penalties 2. the state of being absolved 3. remission or formal declaration of remission of sin 4. declaration of assurance of forgiveness

(n) 1. something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time 2. an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc. is assigned a period other than the correct one

(n) a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing belief, creed, or opinion

(v) 1. speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words 2. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding