| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| misinterpret |
to comprehend incorrectly; misunderstand. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| simultaneously |
at the very same time. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| unhinge |
to cause to become confused, unbalanced, or deeply disturbed. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |