| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
| singularity |
an unusual trait or quality. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |