| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| expendable |
considered able to be replaced, given up, or sacrificed. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| hallowed |
considered sacred; venerated. |
| indeterminate |
not fixed, clear, or precise; indefinite or uncertain. |
| indisputable |
not subject to being challenged or denied; unquestionable. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| notoriety |
the condition or quality of being widely known or spoken of, especially for something that is not good. |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| solemnize |
to carry out the formalities of performance required by (an occasion). |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |
| vogue |
a popular fashion or style. |