| apex |
the highest point; tip. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| flaccid |
without firmness; soft; flabby. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| reclaim |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes. |
| requisite |
required or essential. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |