| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| bland |
without interest, spirit, or excitement; dull; indifferent. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| incorrigible |
incapable of being controlled or influenced for the better. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |
| resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |