| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |