| betroth |
to pledge or give in marriage. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| desirous |
having a wish or a longing for something. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| namesake |
one who has been named after another. |
| regurgitate |
to surge or pour back or out, especially from of a place of containment, as gases, liquids, or undigested food. |
| remuneration |
pay, reward, or compensation. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| salubrious |
favorable to good health; healthy; wholesome. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |