| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| disuse |
the state or condition of not being used or practiced any longer. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| habitable |
capable of being lived in. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| insuperable |
not able to be conquered or overcome. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| propitious |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising. |
| roil |
to disturb or anger; agitate. |