| adverse |
not helpful to one's wishes or interests. |
| coincidental |
of two things, occurring at the same time, or having some other correspondence, by chance and not as a result of a cause or motive. |
| concordance |
an alphabetical index of all the main words in a book or in the entire work of an author, listing the contexts in which each word occurs and giving page references for each occurrence. |
| creed |
a set of beliefs held by a person or group. |
| cylinder |
a solid figure with a shape similar to that of a can, a round flat cake, or a round tube with closed ends. A cylinder has parallel circular faces joined by one curved face. |
| evaluate |
to judge the level or value of. |
| gall1 |
impudence; nerve. |
| humdrum |
lacking variety; dull, monotonous, and commonplace. |
| indication |
anything that indicates, such as a sign. |
| narrator |
a person or character who tells a story. |
| off-key |
not on the right musical note or pitch; flat or sharp. |
| panoramic |
allowing or presenting a wide unbroken view of landscape and the like. |
| plumb |
to examine closely. |
| simulation |
something that imitates or resembles, or the fact of resemblance itself. |
| vengeance |
injury or damage done to a person in return for injury or damage inflicted by him or her; retribution. |