| attrition |
a gradual erosion of strength or morale. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. |
| ovation |
a prolonged or enthusiastic episode of applause for someone, as following a performance. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| potency |
the condition of being strong in effect or powerful. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| scrutinize |
to look at closely and carefully, with attention to detail. |
| theorem |
a proposition or idea that can be proven by other formulas or propositions in mathematics, or deduced from accepted premises or assumptions in logic. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |
| voracious |
consuming large quantities of food with greed or great desire; ravenous. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |