| affix |
to attach or join physically (usually used with "to"). |
| agitation |
the condition of being disturbed, anxious, or upset. |
| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| commodity |
something that can be bought and sold. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| intrusion |
the act of entering or thrusting oneself in when not invited or welcomed. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| slacken |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like. |