| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| centennial |
having to do with a one hundredth anniversary. |
| complement |
to go well with, complete, or perfect. |
| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| urbane |
refined in manner; polished; elegant. |