[ab-di-keyt]   verb  1. to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner: It is customary to imagine […]
[mod-uh-stee] noun, plural mod·es·ties.  1. the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness,etc. 2. regard for decency of behavior, speech, dress, etc. 3. simplicity; moderation.    Modesty is a quality […]
[puh-dan-tik] adjective  1. ostentatious in one’s learning.  2. overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.   I can become preoccupied […]
 adjective  1. using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony an ironic novel; an ironic remark.  2. of, pertaining to, or tending to use irony or mockery; ironical  […]
 [bid-uh-buhl]  adjective  Cards. adequate to bid upon: a biddable suit. willing to do what is asked; obedient; tractable; docile: a biddable child.  that may be acquired by bidding: biddable merchandise. I told someone a […]
 [stoi-kee-om-i-tree] noun 1. The calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions.  2. The branch of chemistry dealing with relationships of combining elements, especially quantitatively.   Every so […]
  [ab-stuh-nuh ns] noun 1. forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence. 2. any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance.  This should in no way […]
  [ig-zawr-dee-uh m, ik-sawr-] noun, plural ex·or·di·ums, ex·or·di·a  [-dee-uh] 1. the beginning of anything. 2. the introductory part of an oration, treatise, etc. Every morning could be described as such; each […]
 [prof-li-git, -geyt]  adjective 1. utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute*. 2. recklessly prodigal, wasteful, or extravagant. noun 3. a profligate person. Now, I don’t […]
 [ee-kwuh-nim-i-tee, ek-wuh-]  noun: mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium*. We aren’t strangers so much as pitched in passionate […]