| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| rejuvenate |
to restore the vigor, health, or appearance of youth to. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |