| apogee |
the highest or farthest point. |
| caprice |
a sudden, impulsive change of mind or direction, or an unpredictable action. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| equanimity |
the quality of remaining calm, serene, or unruffled, especially under stress; composure. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |
| voracious |
consuming large quantities of food with greed or great desire; ravenous. |