| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| fluctuate |
to vary or change irregularly; rise and fall. |
| imperceptible |
so gradual or subtle as to be unnoticed or unnoticeable. |
| jubilation |
a feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |
| synopsis |
a short statement giving an overview, the main principles, or the sequence of events of a narrative, argument, article, or the like; summary; abstract. |