| acclaim |
to show enthusiastic approval of. |
| convoke |
to summon to an assembly; marshal. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| fluctuate |
to vary or change irregularly; rise and fall. |
| impetus |
something that urges or impels; a driving force. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| unqualified |
lacking the appropriate knowledge or qualifications. |
| vertigo |
a sensation of unsteadiness or dizziness, such that one's surroundings seem to be whirling around. |