| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |