| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| gratuitous |
given or done without sufficient reason or justification; unwarranted. |
| insubstantial |
lacking firmness or solidity; slight. |
| interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| onerous |
unwanted, unpleasant, and burdensome. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |