| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| curtail |
to make shorter; cut off part of. |
| irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| militant |
aggressive or combative in attitude or actions, especially in defense of a cause. |
| perdition |
the loss of the soul for eternity; damnation. |
| peripheral |
related but not essential. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
| sensory |
of or pertaining to hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or touching. |
| suborn |
to induce (someone) to commit a crime or other corrupt deed. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |