| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| flaccid |
without firmness; soft; flabby. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| insubstantial |
lacking firmness or solidity; slight. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |