| ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| quota |
the part or share of something that is due to a person or group. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| rejuvenate |
to restore the vigor, health, or appearance of youth to. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| tirade |
a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |