| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| complaisance |
willingness to please. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| inexplicable |
unable to be explained or interpreted. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| offhand |
done without thinking or preparing ahead of time. |
| psyche |
the mental makeup of a person or group. |
| sect |
any group, especially a religious group such as a denomination, that is united by a common belief, ritual, or the like. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| synopsis |
a short statement giving an overview, the main principles, or the sequence of events of a narrative, argument, article, or the like; summary; abstract. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |
| undermine |
to gradually, secretly, or imperceptibly weaken and destroy. |