| ashen1 |
of the color of ashes; very pale. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. |
| interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. |
| lackluster |
without brilliance or vitality; dull. |
| observable |
able to be seen; visible. |
| refractory |
obstinately disobedient; difficult to control, as a child or animal. |
| repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| tacit |
suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |