| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| arable |
capable of being farmed. |
| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| equivocate |
to express oneself ambiguously, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| piquant |
of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste. |
| protean |
easily changing form or character; variable or versatile. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |