| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| drivel |
foolish or silly speech or ideas. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| engulf |
to cover entirely, as if by a flood. |
| habitable |
capable of being lived in. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| nub |
the main point, gist, or essence of something. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |