| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| demur |
to object or indicate opposition to something. |
| devious |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| query |
a question. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |