| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| atrophy |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, especially from insufficient use or nourishment. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| gaseous |
in the form of or resembling a gas. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| onslaught |
a forceful, often sudden, offensive maneuver; attack. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| simplistic |
excessively simplified, as to be unrealistic. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |