| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| beneficent |
tending to do good; kindly; charitable. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| prevalent |
generally accepted; pervasive; widespread. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| rediscover |
to begin experiencing again; find again; regain. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |