| adherent |
one who supports or follows a person, party, principle, or the like (usually followed by "of"). |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| broach |
to suggest or mention for the first time; bring up. |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. |
| humility |
the quality or state of being humble; modesty about one's status or accomplishments. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| perseverance |
steadfast continuance in a course of action, task, or belief. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |