| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; indisputable. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| misguide |
to misdirect or lead astray. |
| morass |
something that hinders passage or engulfs an unwary person. |
| notoriety |
the condition or quality of being widely known or spoken of, especially for something that is not good. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| spellbind |
to hold fascinated, as by magicl; enchant. |
| succulent |
full of juice or sap; juicy. |
| tumultuous |
full of noise, commotion, or disorder; riotous. |