| avowal | (noun) a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something | Synonyms: affirmation, avouchment |
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| bestowal | (noun) the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift | Synonyms: bestowment, conferment, conferral |
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| (noun) a gift that is bestowed or conferred | Synonyms: bestowment |
| disavowal | (noun) denial of any connection with or knowledge of | Synonyms: disclaimer |
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| narwal | (noun) small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk | Synonyms: Monodon monoceros, narwhal, narwhale |
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| renewal | (noun) the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation | Synonyms: reclamation, rehabilitation |
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| (noun) the act of renewing | - |
| (noun) filling again by supplying what has been used up | Synonyms: refilling, replacement, replenishment |
| withdrawal | (noun) the act of withdrawing | - |
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| (noun) formal separation from an alliance or federation | Synonyms: secession |
| (noun) the termination of drug taking | Synonyms: drug withdrawal |
| (noun) the act of taking out money or other capital | - |
| (noun) a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation | Synonyms: coitus interruptus, onanism, pulling out, withdrawal method |
| (noun) the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc. | - |
| (noun) the act of ceasing to participate in an activity | - |
| (noun) a retraction of a previously held position | Synonyms: backdown, climb-down |
| (noun) avoiding emotional involvement | Synonyms: detachment |