| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| camaraderie |
friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group. |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
| irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| sensory |
of or pertaining to hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or touching. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |