| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| enigma |
something puzzling, contradictory, or mysterious; something for which a solution cannot be found. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| repugnance |
strong dislike, distaste, or aversion. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |
| vexation |
the condition of being annoyed. |