| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| derange |
to cause to be mentally ill. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. |
| malice |
the wish to harm others; ill will. |
| motley |
made up of a contrasting variety of types, appearances, or the like; very heterogeneous. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| protract |
to extend in time; prolong. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
| unpalatable |
not acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |