| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| amiable |
having or showing a friendly manner. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial procedure prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. |
| wreak |
to carry out or cause. |