| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| cadaverous |
of or resembling a corpse; pale and thin or emaciated. |
| conductive |
having the ability to allow the passage of electricity |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| forage |
food for animals such as horses or cattle. |
| insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| prohibitive |
serving as a preventative. |
| quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |