| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| communal |
of or belong to members of a group; public; collective. |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
| languor |
lack of strength or energy; weakness or listlessness. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |