| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| incantation |
the words or sounds that are uttered or chanted as part of a magical ritual or spell, or the act of uttering such words or sounds. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| opprobrium |
a condition of disgrace or shame; ignominy. |
| peripheral |
related but not essential. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |