| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| coda |
a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| magnate |
someone of exceptional power, wealth, or influence, especially in business. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| nurture |
to care for and encourage the growth and development of (a living thing). |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
| vociferous |
crying out, especially in protest; vocal; clamorous. |