| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
| sacrosanct |
so important or revered as to be beyond any alteration or criticism. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| tenable |
able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |
| unregulated |
not subject to rules or constraints. |
| unsubstantiated |
lacking the evidence or verification needed to establish as true. |