| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| intrepid |
feeling or showing no fear; courageous; bold. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |