| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| equilibrium |
a state of balance between two or more forces. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| inopportune |
occurring at an undesirable or unreasonable time. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |