| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| elliptical |
tending toward or characterized by an economy of expression that creates ambiguity or obscurity, often purposefully. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| innate |
belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth; inborn. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| pitfall |
an unexpected or hidden danger. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |