| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| multifaceted |
having several aspects or stages; complex or various. |
| ominous |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| sully |
to make dirty or tarnished. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |