| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| demoralize |
to weaken or destroy the confidence, courage, spirit, or morale of. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
| fusion |
the act of fusing or joining together. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| staunch2 |
unwaveringly firm or loyal. |
| synopsis |
a short statement giving an overview, the main principles, or the sequence of events of a narrative, argument, article, or the like; summary; abstract. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |