| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, especially because of cynicism or pessimism. |
| perdition |
the loss of the soul for eternity; damnation. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| revivalist |
suited to or aimed at the purpose of bringing back former beliefs, ideas, or practices. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| substantive |
of or pertaining to the fundamental nature or concerns of something; essential. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |