| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| complement |
to go well with, complete, or perfect. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| harangue |
a long, vehement, and often pompous speech or piece of writing, especially such a speech delivered in public; tirade. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |