| abstain |
to choose not to do something. |
| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |
| venial |
able to be excused, pardoned, or forgiven, as a minor error, offense, or sin. (Cf. mortal.) |