| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| enclave |
a small territory or country mostly or completely surrounded by another. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| noteworthy |
deserving attention; remarkable. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| solace |
comfort or consolation in times of sorrow or suffering. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |