| bereavement |
the condition or fact of being deprived of something or someone, especially by the death of a loved one. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| cosmic |
of or relating to the universe. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| disarray |
confusion or disorder. |
| disinterest |
lack of bias or self-interest; impartiality. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| sardonic |
bitterly mocking; derisive; scornful. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |