| atrophy |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, especially from insufficient use or nourishment. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| complaisance |
willingness to please. |
| fervent |
having or expressing warmth, depth, or intensity of feeling. |
| hedonist |
one who believes that pleasure-seeking should be the primary goal of humans. |
| infidel |
one who does not believe in or accept a religious faith, especially that of Christianity or Islam. |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, especially to marital vows; adultery. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| ungovernable |
unable to be governed, ordered, or controlled; uncontrollable. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |