| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| sedate |
composed and dignified. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| traverse |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. |