| betroth |
to pledge or give in marriage. |
| discontinuous |
interrupted or intermittent; not without pause or break. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| neurotic |
suffering from needless fears and worries. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| potable |
fit for drinking. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |