Words of the day #2

ominous giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen, threatingly inauspicious

menace a person or thing that is likely to cause harm

sublime of very great excellence, extreme or unparalleled

awe a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder

ratchet up to increase or make something increase repeatedly

perverted characterized by sexually abnormal and unacceptable practices or tendencies

sacrilegious having or showing lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place or object

malaise a general feeling of discomfort, illness or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify

decay rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi

protagonist the leading or one of the main characters in a play, film, novel etc

antagonist a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something

solitary done or existing alone, single

to dwell live in or at a specified place

potent strong

paradoxical containing opposite ideas seeming absurd

surge a sudden increase in

squalor shocking dirtiness

to usher in invite and incourage

veneer thin outer covering of polished wood

prudish easily shocked

skimpy leaving much of the body uncovered

to erode wear away gradually

chaste modest/virtuous

recuperate recover after being ill or tired

deviance a difference in moral standards from what is considered acceptable

sodomite a person who has anal intercourse

promiscuous someone having many sexual partners

out of wedlock outside or without marriage

a wench a young woman

jugular throat area

eerily mysteriously and fearful

tresses long masses of hair

subculture a cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture.

appreciation awareness and enjoyment

dichotomy seperation of two entirely different things

to assign give

to embrace accept wholeheartedly

an underdog a person in a weak position, not likely to win a competition/succeed

to gnash to grind one's teeth together as a sign of anger

vicariously experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of other people

aloof cool and distant / conspicuously uninvolved

turf territory, ground

to chomp munch or chew noisily or vigorously

latent hidden or concealed, not obvious

covert not oppenly acknowledged or displayed

abjection a low or downcast state: degradation

to concede admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it

yearning a feeling of intense longing for something

liminal in between, stuck between two extremities

poignant something strong and powerful

to loathe feel intensedislike or disgust for

obscurity the state of being unknown or unimportant

vicissitudes a change of circumstances or fortune

to sap gradually weaken or destroy someone's power/strength

interplay the way in which two or more things have an effect on each other

evidence proof something is true or false

to coin the term invent a new phrase or word

a cue words or action that gives someone the signal to react

to confront deal with/come face to face with something

chalk up explain

to sustain strengthen or support physically or mentally

inevitable unavoidable

to magnify make something appear larger than it is

to dissipate fade away

predictable easy to see in advance

substantial large, considerable

endurance the ability to tolerate a difficult situation for a long time

venture risky project

species group of anilmals or plants

to perish to be destroyed, to die

compelling addictively interesting and exciting

resolution a firm decision to do something or not to do something

savagery violence, cruelty

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