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| very unpleasant, repugnant hateful, very poor |
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| a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe. |
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| at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates |
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| excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain: the anguish of grief. |
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| to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay: He was appalled by the damage from the fire. I am appalled at your mistakes. |
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| to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for: to avenge a grave insult. |
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| to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude. |
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| a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order. |
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| to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks. |
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| to order or force into active military service. |
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| deserving of or held in contempt; despicable. |
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| to struggle in opposition: to contend with the enemy for control of the port. |
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| an act or instance of desolating. |
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| causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity |
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| without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate. |
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| to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. |
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| to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away. |
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| to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle: They were enticed westward by dreams of gold. |
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| to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg: to entreat the judge for mercy. |
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| causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent. |
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| extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement |
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| insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity. |
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| not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy. |
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| without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others. |
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| a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party. |
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| to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; remain in or around a place secretly or furtively. |
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| anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent. |
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| exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks. |
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| to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town. |
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| of great weight; heavy; massive |
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| a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge. |
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| to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight. |
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| reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification. |
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| reveling; boisterous festivity: Their revelry could be heard across the river. |
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| a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture. |
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| a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game. |
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| secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure. |
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| to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair. |
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| a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd. |
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| painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil. |
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| a sudden desire or change of mind, esp. one that is unusual or unexplained |
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| skilled at gaining an advantage |
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