| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| complement |
to go well with, complete, or perfect. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| equilibrium |
a state of balance between two or more forces. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| presumptuous |
excessively bold or forward. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |