| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| circuitous |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect. |
| credible |
believable or plausible. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| formidable |
exceptionally difficult; daunting. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| undaunted |
not discouraged; not giving up even though something is difficult or frightening. |
| voluminous |
having or characterized by great size or quantity. |