| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| cadaverous |
of or resembling a corpse; pale and thin or emaciated. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| echelon |
a level of authority or rank, as in an organization. |
| endorse |
to give support to; approve of. |
| expeditious |
prompt and efficient. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| opalescent |
exhibiting a spectrum of colors or changing colors; iridescent. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| remuneration |
pay, reward, or compensation. |
| simultaneous |
existing, happening, or done at the same time. |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| unfeigned |
not pretended or false; genuine; sincere. |