| abhor |
to regard with intense loathing or horror; detest. |
| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| corporate |
of or relating to a corporation. |
| dingy |
dirty or not cared for well. |
| graft |
to attach as a graft. |
| infusion |
the act, process, or result of infusing. |
| injunction |
a command or order, especially from a court, to do or refrain from doing something; authorization or prohibition. |
| knead |
to mix by pressing, folding, and pulling. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| metaphor |
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing. |
| notch |
(informal) a little bit. |
| plaintiff |
one who initiates a lawsuit against another. (Cf. defendant.) |
| separation |
the act of dividing or keeping apart or the condition of being kept apart. |
| sheer |
thin or fine enough to see through. |
| unavoidable |
impossible to avoid or escape; inevitable. |