| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| experimentation |
the act, process, or practice of running tests or trials. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| readjust |
to adapt oneself anew. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| requisite |
required or essential. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |