| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| entreat |
to beg (someone) for something, or to beg (someone) to do something. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |