| ashen1 |
of the color of ashes; very pale. |
| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| bereavement |
the condition or fact of being deprived of something or someone, especially by the death of a loved one. |
| dissertation |
a formal and usually lengthy exposition in speech or writing, especially a detailed report of research by a candidate for a doctoral degree. |
| euphemism |
the word or expression so substituted. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| figurative |
not meant to be interpreted in a literal way; metaphorical. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| peripheral |
related but not essential. |
| resilience |
the ability to resume shape after being pressed or stretched. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |