| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| extradition |
the legal transfer of a fugitive from one state or jurisdiction to another where he or she is to be tried or imprisoned. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| remuneration |
pay, reward, or compensation. |
| sensual |
related to or providing pleasure from the ways humans perceive stimuli, such as through touch, taste, or smell. |
| severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |