| ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| equivocate |
to express oneself ambiguously, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive. |
| figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| taint |
to slightly corrupt or pollute. |
| unassailable |
not open to attack, doubt, or denial. |