| camaraderie |
friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| short-term |
covering, lasting, or completed in a short period. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |