| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| hubris |
the pride associated with arrogance; pride considered as sin. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |
| unguided |
without someone to lead or escort. |