| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| multifaceted |
having several aspects or stages; complex or various. |
| offhand |
done without thinking or preparing ahead of time. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| resilient |
able to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, or the like. |
| supremacy |
ultimate power or authority. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |