| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| epoch |
an important period in human history. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| obtuse |
not keen or quick to notice, feel, or comprehend; dull or insensitive. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |