| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid observation or capture. |
| ashen1 |
of the color of ashes; very pale. |
| effervescence |
high spirits; excitement; liveliness. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| flaccid |
without firmness; soft; flabby. |
| infidel |
one who does not believe in or accept a religious faith, especially that of Christianity or Islam. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| phenomenal |
amazing or extraordinary. |
| plethora |
an amount that is more than enough; overabundance. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |