| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| coda |
a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| filch |
to steal (usually something of slight value) in a sly manner; pilfer. |
| hew |
to follow or obey strictly. |
| indolent |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy. |
| obsession |
that which preoccupies one's mind or emotions excessively or abnormally. |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| resilient |
able to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, or the like. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |