| bequest |
property handed down by will; legacy. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| hallow |
to respect or honor highly; venerate. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| tensile |
of or relating to tension. |
| zenith |
the highest point; peak. |