| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| imbibe |
to take up or consume by drinking. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |
| variegate |
to make varied or give variety to, especially by making multicolored. |
| whimsical |
characterized by or resulting from a sudden desire or fancy. |