| bereaved |
in a state of grief over the death of a friend or relative. |
| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| capitalist |
one who supports an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned, and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; indisputable. |
| landlocked |
without any access to the sea. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| qualm |
a feeling of guilt or doubt. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |