| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| intrusion |
the act of entering or thrusting oneself in when not invited or welcomed. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| outmoded |
no longer in keeping with current standards or practices; obsolete. |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |