| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| buxom |
of a woman, having a full figure and healthy appearance. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| devious |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| miscreant |
evil or malevolent; villainous. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |