| cohort |
(often derogatory) a friend or associate. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| disproportionate |
having too much of one thing in relation to something else; unbalanced. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| flagrant |
exceptionally or glaringly noticeable. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |
| tumult |
the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar. |
| unchallenged |
not or not having been questioned, disputed, or contested. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |