| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| bifurcation |
the act or result of dividing into two branches, or the state of being so divided. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| deferential |
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| faddish |
relating to or having the nature of a passing fashion or craze. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |