| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |