| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| delectable |
extremely pleasing to the taste; delicious. |
| devotee |
an eager or serious follower or enthusiast. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| mire |
deep, heavy mud or soil. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial procedure prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| stigma |
a long-lasting mark or stain on one's character or reputation, especially of disgrace or reproach. |