| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| labyrinthine |
complex and intricate to the point of being puzzling. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| scrutinize |
to look at closely and carefully, with attention to detail. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |