alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
amorphous |
lacking definite form, shape, or character. |
cacophonous |
characterized by a discordant, sometimes unpleasant, mixture of sounds. |
delicacy |
something delightful or rare, especially food. |
depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
ire |
anger or wrath. |
juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
resilience |
the ability to resume shape after being pressed or stretched. |
surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |
tenure |
the period of holding or possessing something. |