| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| canvass |
to conduct a survey of; poll. |
| circuitous |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect. |
| cohort |
(often derogatory) a friend or associate. |
| eventuality |
something that might happen; contingent occurrence. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| litigious |
inclined to bring lawsuits. |
| mausoleum |
a large, elaborate tomb, or the structure that houses such a tomb. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| presumptuous |
excessively bold or forward. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| rarefy |
to make less dense. |
| repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
| substantive |
of or pertaining to the fundamental nature or concerns of something; essential. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |