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| joking or playful; humorous |
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| dejected; dispirited; discouraged |
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| the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination |
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| a person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower: a disciple of Freud. |
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| to make rigid or inert; harden; deaden: The tragedy in his life petrified his emotions |
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| exceedingly eager or avid: voracious readers; a voracious collector. |
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| not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm |
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| uncivilized; wild; savage; crude. |
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| producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful: fecund parents; fecund farmland. |
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| an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, esp. a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance |
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| the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay. |
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| to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, esp. without warrant or invitation: to obtrude one's opinions upon others. |
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| Ritual recitation of verbal charms or spells to produce a magic effect |
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| the wearing down of the land by the erosive action of water, wind, or ice. |
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| utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty. |
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| that cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting |
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| showing too great a willingness to serve or obey; fawning |
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| having had enough or more than enough; sated |
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| harmful to the health; injurious a noxious gas |
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| a person who opposes or fights against another; opponent; enemy |
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| faithful devotion to duty or to one's obligations or vows; loyalty; faithfulness |
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| HISTORICAL a person who lives on charity, esp. on tax-supported charity |
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| to cover with decorations; adorn |
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