| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| effervescence |
high spirits; excitement; liveliness. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| incantation |
the words or sounds that are uttered or chanted as part of a magical ritual or spell, or the act of uttering such words or sounds. |
| ingest |
to take in to the body through the mouth. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |
| volition |
the act of willing, deciding, or choosing. |