| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| antipodes |
places directly opposite each other on the surface of the earth, as the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| cuisine |
a particular type of cooking, especially that of a particular region, or the food in general that is prepared in this way. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| inexplicable |
unable to be explained or interpreted. |
| perdition |
the loss of the soul for eternity; damnation. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |