| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| aftermath |
the result or consequence of an event. |
| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| languid |
lacking or not showing strength, energy, or spirit; weak, slow, or listless. |
| nebulous |
hazy, confused, or indistinct. |
| nicety |
a subtle distinction; fine point. |
| pirouette |
a ballet movement involving a rapid rotation of the body upon the toes or foot. |
| rebate |
a part of a payment that is returned. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |