| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |