| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| deferential |
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others. |
| disinclination |
a feeling of distaste; unwillingness or reluctance. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| fluctuate |
to vary or change irregularly; rise and fall. |
| forestall |
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| insuperable |
not able to be conquered or overcome. |
| mettle |
toughness of character; courage. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| renovate |
to put in good condition by repairing, remodeling, or the like; refurbish. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |