| enigmatic |
puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| malice |
the wish to harm others; ill will. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| spar2 |
to make boxing movements without hitting hard, as for practice or in fun. |
| stricture |
that which restricts or constrains. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |
| unproductive |
not yielding useful or helpful results; not fruitful. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |