| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| desirous |
having a wish or a longing for something. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| faze |
to bewilder or to disturb the composure or shake the resolve of; disconcert or daunt. |
| ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| salubrious |
favorable to good health; healthy; wholesome. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| tenable |
able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical. |
| uncouth |
lacking manners or refinement; rude, vulgar, or gauche. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |