| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| bower1 |
a pleasant, secluded alcove or shelter created by leafy trees or shrubbery. |
| euphony |
a pleasing, harmonious quality of sounds, especially words. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| multifarious |
of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied. |
| peevish |
irritable or easily annoyed; ill-tempered. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. |
| plethora |
an amount that is more than enough; overabundance. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |