| connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
| counterpoint |
a method of composing or arranging music in which diverse but harmonious melodies are played at the same time. |
| depict |
to show, describe, or portray in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| forage |
food for animals such as horses or cattle. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |
| volition |
the act of willing, deciding, or choosing. |