| aberrant |
straying from what is normal or usual; atypical; anomalous. |
| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| betroth |
to pledge or give in marriage. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| celibate |
abstaining from sexual relations, especially because of having taken a vow. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |