clairvoyant |
possessing the ability to see or know things that are beyond the five senses. |
compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |
uncontrolled |
acting or continuing, or allowed to act or continue, without constraint, regulation, or opposition. |
veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |