| abstraction |
the act of removing or separating. |
| chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| ecclesiastical |
of or related to the church and clergy. |
| faddish |
relating to or having the nature of a passing fashion or craze. |
| incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
| incorrigible |
incapable of being controlled or influenced for the better. |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| ovation |
a prolonged or enthusiastic episode of applause for someone, as following a performance. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. |
| sensory |
of or pertaining to hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or touching. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |