| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| maternity |
the state of being a mother; motherhood. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| temerity |
reckless or foolish boldness; rash disregard of danger. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |