augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
dialectical |
of or using logical analysis or argument that reveals and resolves opposing ideas or contradictions. |
dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
regress |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development. |
rejuvenate |
to restore the vigor, health, or appearance of youth to. |
surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |