| atrophy |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, especially from insufficient use or nourishment. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| obnoxious |
offensive or not pleasant. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |