| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing. |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| cacophonous |
characterized by a discordant, sometimes unpleasant, mixture of sounds. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| moot |
not clearly settled; arguable; debatable. |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| pollinate |
to move or carry pollen to a plant, causing the seeds to be fertilized. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |