Corporal
Of or relating to the human body
Harbinger
A person that signals the approach of another
Impede
Delay or prevent by obstructing them
Dire
extremely serious or urgent
Compunction
A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad (NOTE: only used negatively; feeling none)
Contend
1) Contend with or against: struggle to surmount a difficulty or danger
2) Contend for: engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve something
3) Contending: assert something as a position in an argument
Dwindle
Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
Palpable
1) Able to be touched or felt
2) (Of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to be almost touched or felt
3) Clear to the mind or plain to see
Equivocate
To use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself
Chastise
To reprimand severely
Amiss
Not quite right; inappropriate or out of place
Largesse
Money or gifts given generously
Parricide
The killing of a parent or other near relative
Sundry
Of various kinds; several
Jovial
Cheerful and friendly
Indissoluble
unable to be destroyed; lasting
Malevolent
Having or showing a wish to do evil to others
Blasphemous
Sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane
Resolute
Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering
Laudable
deserving praise and commendation
Appease
Pacify or placate (someone) by consenting to their demands
Wanton
1) (Of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked
2) (Esp. of a woman) sexually immodest or promiscuous
Metaphysical
1) Of or relating to metaphysics
2) Based on abstract (typically, excessively abstract) reasoning
3) Transcending physical matter or the laws of nature
Raze
Completely destroy (a building, town, or other site)
Pristine
1) In its original condition; unspoiled
2) Clean and fresh as if new; spotless
Bane
A cause of great distress or annoyance
Surmise
To suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
Interim
The intervening time
Prowess
1) Skill or expertise in a particular activity or field
2) Bravery in battle
Usurp
1) Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
2) Take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally; supplant
Aversion
strong feeling of dislike or hatred of somebody or something; loathing
Judicious
showing widsom, good sense, or discretion; sensible; careful
peevish
bad-tempered, irritable, crabby, cranky
culpable
deserving blame or punishment for wrong; guilty
sanctimonious
making an exxagerated show of holiness or moral superiority; smug
sanguine
cheerfully optimistic, flushed with a healthy rosy color, eager to shed blood
trepidation
fear or uneasiness about the future or a future event
evince
to show a feeling or a quality clearly; demonstrate
entreat
to beg somebody for something, often repeatedly; plead
peruse
to read or examine something in a leisurely or careful way; scrutinize; NOT skim
haggard
showing signs of tiredness or anxiety; fatigued
wan
unhealthily pan, especially from illness or grief; pale; lacking brightness
vexation
state of being provoked to irritability or anxiety; displeasure; irritation
destitute
lacking all money
ingenuity
cleverness; creativity
morose
depressed; miserable
obdurate
not easily persuaded or influenced; stubborn
paragon
somebody or something that is the very best example of something; model; ideal
admonition
warning; mild but earnest rebuke
incarnate
having a bodily form, especially human form; to give something a bodily form
impertinence
1. boldness and rudeness, especially to a superior
2. a disrespectful action or comment
churlish
1. characteristic of somebody who is ill-bred
2. surly, sullen, or miserly
countenance
1. somebody's face, or the expression on it
2. composure or self-control
3. to tolerate or give approval to something
conjecture
1. the formation of judgements or opinions on the basis of incomplete or inconclusive information
2. a conclusion, judgement, or statement based on incomplete or inconclusive information
3. to form an opinion or judgement based on incomplete or inconclusi
interloper
1. somebody who enters a place or joins a group or gathering without any right to do so
2. somebody who interferes in other people's affairs
wheedle
1. to coax somebody to do something using flattery or other indirect means
2. to obtain something from somebody by coaxing, flattery, or other indirect means of persuasion
degradation
1. great humiliation by loss of status, reputation, or self-esteem
2. the humiliation of somebody, causing him/her a loss of status reputation, or self-esteem
3. way of life with out dignity health or social comforts
4. a decline in something's quality/pe
expostulate
to express disagreement/disapproval, or attempt to dissuade somebody from doing something
perdition
1. in some religions, the state of everlasting punishment in Hell that sinners endure after death
2. Hell itself as a location
3. complete destruction or ruin
imprecation
1. an oath or curse
2. the calling down of harm on somebody
3. swearing
munificent
1. very generous giving
2. characterized by generosity
avarice
an unreasonably strong desire to obtain and keep money
feign
1. to make a show or pretense of something
2. to make up or fabricate something
3. to imitate/copy somebody/something
propriety
1. conformity to the standards of politeness, respect, decency, or morality conventionally accepted by a society
2. quality of displaying behaviors thought to be correct/appropriate
acquiesce
to agree to/comply with something passively rather than expressing approval or support
elicit
1. to cause/produce something as a reaction or response to a stimulus of some kind
2. to bring to light/cause somebody to disclose something hidden/not immediately obvious
pertinacious
1. determinedly resolute in purpose, belief, or action
2. highly persisent
presumptuous
inconsiderate, disrespectful, or overconfident, especially in doing something when not entitled/qualified to do it
incredulous
1. unable or unwilling to believe something or completely unconvinced by it
2. showing or characterized by disbelief
paltry
1. insignificant or unimportant
2. low and contemptible
ameliorate
to improve something bad or unsatisfactory
antithetical
1. directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible
2. connected with, containing, or using the rhetorical device of antithesis
concoct
1. to make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients
2. to create or devise a story or plan
contrivance
1. something that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose
2. the use of skill to bring something about or create something
3. a device, esp. in literary or artistic composition, that gives the sense of artificiality
denote
to be a sign of; indicate
fallacy
1. a mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument
2. faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument
monolithic
1. formed of a single large block of stone
2. (describing an organization or system) large, powerful, and intractably indivisible and uniform
pervasive
(esp. of unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people
profligate
1. to be recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
2. licentious; dissolute
rabid
1. having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something
2. (of an animal; humans are animals) affected with rabies; of or connected with rabies
sublime
1. of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
2. used to denote the extreme or unparalleled nature of a person's attitude or behavior