| cathartic |
of or pertaining to a cleansing emotional release. |
| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| nonentity |
someone or something that is insignificant, dull, undistinguished, or unimportant, especially a person. |
| parity |
equality in amount, status, strength, or the like. |
| phenomenal |
amazing or extraordinary. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |