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circumlocution 
1
 | grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude, grant voting rights |
| lacking social polish, lacking ease or grace |
| a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things, an indirect way of expressing something |
| practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships |
fiduciary
2
| overbearing pride or presumption, excessive pride or self-confidence |
| involving trust, referring to paper currency depending on securities for its value |
| the basic structure or features of a system or organization |
| shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort) |
hubris
3
| attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| overbearing pride or presumption, excessive pride or self-confidence |
| relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith |
| (of the elements) as if showing violent anger, characterized by violent emotions or behavior |
hypotenuse
4
| the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle |
| relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith |
| divide unfairly and to one's advantage, of voting districts |
| overbearing pride or presumption, excessive pride or self-confidence |
jejune
5
| a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order |
| blow away or off with a current of air, separate the chaff from by using air currents |
| lacking in nutritive value, displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity |
| revoke formally, repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement) |
kinetic
6
| unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech |
| shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point |
| a blood-red color, confidently optimistic and cheerful |
| relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith |
laissezfaire
7
| attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance |
| unwillingness to get involved in or influence other people's activities |
| shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point |
moiety
8
| involving trust, referring to paper currency depending on securities for its value |
| (logic) a statement that is necessarily true, useless repetition |
| one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts |
| having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy, expressive of contempt |
nihilism
9
| a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections, speech you make to yourself |
| rejection of all religious and moral principles |
| a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft |
| the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy |
paradigm
10
| the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time |
| revoke formally, repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement) |
| (logic) a statement that is necessarily true, useless repetition |
| a blood-red color, confidently optimistic and cheerful |