| albeit |
notwithstanding; even though. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| havoc |
ruin or devastation. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| odoriferous |
having or spreading a scent, especially a pleasant or fragrant one. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| quota |
the part or share of something that is due to a person or group. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |
| unnoticed |
not seen, perceived, or discovered. |