| allure |
to attract strongly by appealing to people's inner wishes; tempt. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| dregs |
the part of anything that is left over or that has the least value or use. |
| energize |
to inspire, make active, or enliven. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| revulsion |
violent dislike and disgust; abhorrence; loathing. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, especially one kept during normal sleeping hours. |
| zealot |
a person who is excessively and often intolerantly enthusiastic, especially about a cause or religious faith; fanatic. |