| adherent |
one who supports or follows a person, party, principle, or the like (usually followed by "of"). |
| bereavement |
the condition or fact of being deprived of something or someone, especially by the death of a loved one. |
| counterbalance |
to balance or offset with an equal force or influence; counterpoise. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
| unchallenged |
not or not having been questioned, disputed, or contested. |
| unqualified |
lacking the appropriate knowledge or qualifications. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |