| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| commandeer |
to force (a civilian) into, or seize (goods) for, the military. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| discontinuous |
interrupted or intermittent; not without pause or break. |
| expulsion |
an act or instance of forcing out, or the state of being forced out. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| gender |
the sex of a person or animal. |
| imminent |
about to happen or likely to happen soon. |
| inscrutable |
impossible to comprehend or interpret; mysterious. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |