| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| fetid |
having a foul odor; stinking. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| pristine |
pure, fresh, or clean as new; unspoiled or unsullied. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| supersede |
to take over the position or influence of; replace. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |