| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| cathartic |
of or pertaining to a cleansing emotional release. |
| disarray |
confusion or disorder. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| impeccable |
flawless or blameless; perfect. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| noteworthy |
deserving attention; remarkable. |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |