| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| eccentricity |
an odd or peculiar behavior, habit, interest, or the like. |
| heterogeneous |
made up of parts or members that differ from each other. (Cf. homogeneous.) |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| opportune |
favorable or suitable, especially in relation to time. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| reclaim |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |