| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| affable |
pleasant to talk to and be with; friendly; likeable. |
| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| pronouncement |
a formal or official declaration. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |