| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |