| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| attrition |
a gradual erosion of strength or morale. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |