| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
| discrete |
separate and distinct. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| notoriety |
the condition or quality of being widely known or spoken of, especially for something that is not good. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| salvageable |
able to be saved or rescued from damage or destruction. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| viscid |
of a gluelike consistency. |