| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |