| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| egress |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| frivolous |
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly. |
| inane |
devoid of meaning or substance; nonsensical. |
| kinetic |
of, concerning, or caused by motion. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| remunerative |
providing or likely to provide payment or reward; profitable. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| retention |
the act or process of maintaining the possession or use of. |
| unpalatable |
not acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |