| chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| echelon |
a level of authority or rank, as in an organization. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| opinionated |
having definite and unchangeable views of things, often seemingly on all subjects. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| resplendent |
full of splendor; radiant; shining. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |