| allude |
to mention (usually followed by "to"). |
| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| cathartic |
of or pertaining to a cleansing emotional release. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| liability |
the condition of or potential for being held responsible. |
| prevalent |
generally accepted; pervasive; widespread. |
| prohibitive |
serving as a preventative. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| salient |
extremely noticeable or prominent; conspicuous; important. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |