| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| avocation |
a secondary occupation, usually one pursued for recreation; hobby. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| disparage |
to depreciate or belittle, especially in speech. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| reverential |
characterized by a great respect and awe, mingled with love. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |