| aghast |
filled with alarm or horror; shocked. |
| avoidance |
the act of keeping away from or keeping from happening. |
| crevice |
a narrow opening, as in vertical rock or a wall; crack; fissure. |
| deluge |
a flood caused by a great amount of water. |
| discrimination |
the act of treating some people unfairly because of prejudice. |
| endow |
to give money or property to. |
| folly |
a lack of good sense or judgment. |
| loiter |
to stand around idly. |
| mere |
being neither more nor better than what is spoken of. |
| preservation |
protection from loss or damage; the act of preserving. |
| scoff |
to laugh at, mock, or criticize scornfully (often followed by "at"). |
| secondary |
not first in importance or value; less important. |
| stoke |
to add to and stir up the fuel of. |
| unoriginal |
not new or inventive; derived or copied from something else. |
| woo |
to solicit or invite (some consequence or result). |