| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| cabal |
a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usually of a political nature. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| influx |
the act or an instance of flowing in. |
| interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| procure |
to get or get hold of by effort; obtain. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |
| voluminous |
having or characterized by great size or quantity. |
| wheedle |
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. |