| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| decadent |
tending to indulge in sensual pleasures; hedonistic. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| ignominious |
characterized by or associated with disgrace, dishonor, or shame; humiliating. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| labyrinthine |
complex and intricate to the point of being puzzling. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| profusion |
an abundant supply or display. |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |