| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| concurrent |
existing or occurring at the same time. |
| depict |
to show, describe, or portray in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| inordinate |
beyond the bounds of reason; excessive. |
| irksome |
causing annoyance; bothersome or tiresome. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| precipitous |
very steep or sudden; rising or dropping abruptly. |
| provident |
showing wisdom and foresight in planning for the future. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| uncouth |
lacking manners or refinement; rude, vulgar, or gauche. |