| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| audacity |
courage or boldness often combined with daring or recklessness. |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| canvass |
to conduct a survey of; poll. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| filch |
to steal (usually something of slight value) in a sly manner; pilfer. |
| insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
| juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
| morass |
something that hinders passage or engulfs an unwary person. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |