| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| celibate |
abstaining from sexual relations, especially because of having taken a vow. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| filch |
to steal (usually something of slight value) in a sly manner; pilfer. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| morass |
something that hinders passage or engulfs an unwary person. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| sedative |
causing tranquillity or calmness. |