| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| dysfunctional |
of a relationship, family, or social group, not working normally or in a way beneficial to all. |
| euphoric |
having or exhibiting a strong feeling of well-being or elation. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| indiscretion |
lack of judgment, prudence, or restraint, especially in regard to the rights or feelings of other people. |
| invincible |
too strong to be defeated. |
| jubilation |
a feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation. |
| maturation |
the act or process of becoming fully grown or developed, in structure, behavior, or the like. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |