| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| enigmatic |
puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable. |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. |
| flaccid |
without firmness; soft; flabby. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| insecurity |
the condition or quality of having insufficient protection or not being safe. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| populace |
the people who live in a particular place. |
| redolent |
suggesting or recalling (usually followed by "of"). |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |