| copious |
abundant in number or quantity; plentiful. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| immobile |
standing or holding still; not moving; motionless. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| odorous |
having or giving off a distinctive or strong smell. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| redolent |
suggesting or recalling (usually followed by "of"). |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
| surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |