| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| atrophy |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, especially from insufficient use or nourishment. |
| befall |
to happen to. |
| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| inescapable |
unable to be avoided or ignored. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| undermine |
to gradually, secretly, or imperceptibly weaken and destroy. |