| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| implode |
to violently collapse or compress inward. |
| onerous |
unwanted, unpleasant, and burdensome. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| taint |
to slightly corrupt or pollute. |
| traverse |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. |