| cadaverous |
of or resembling a corpse; pale and thin or emaciated. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. |
| serendipity |
lucky coincidence or accidental discovery of something pleasant or valuable. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |