| aperture |
a narrow opening. |
| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| entourage |
a group of people who accompany another person as attendants or associates; retinue. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |