| abrade |
to rub away by friction; erode. |
| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| imbibe |
to take up or consume by drinking. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| sentient |
having the capacity to receive sensations; able to perceive. |
| serendipity |
lucky coincidence or accidental discovery of something pleasant or valuable. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| temerity |
reckless or foolish boldness; rash disregard of danger. |
| tenure |
the period of holding or possessing something. |
| verity |
the quality or condition of being true or real. |