to go with; to be connected with (syn. join)
Will you accompany me to my car? I don't like to walk alone at night.
anguish
excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain
The torture brought much anguish to the inmates.
bereave
take away from by death
As soon as the man breathed his last breath, Death bereaved him of his physical life.
conflict
a disagreement; a state of disharmony (syn. argument, clash / ant. agreement, amity)
The various conflicts around the world must be resolved through peaceful measures.
contrary
in opposite to what was stated or expected (syn. contradictory)
Everyone thought the team would win, but contrary to expectations, they lost the championship.
define
sets the limits of
We must define our terms so that we can understand each other.
demise
death or decease
The villain met his demise when he accidentally electrocuted himself.
dreadful
extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly
The catastrophe was absolutely dreadful.
entombed
To make a tomb for
The people entombed their dead ruler in his proper grave.
eventually
in the end; after a period of time (syn. ultimately)
It may be today, or 100 years from now, but eventually we will have to make some difficult choices on this issue.
gothic
Of or relating to a style of fiction that emphasizes the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate.
Edgar Allan Poe was one of the greatest gothic writers of his time.
hallucinate
an apparent perception of something not actually present
drugs can make you hallucinate and cause a person to see things that really are not there.
inexplicit
not intentionally clear or expressed
The anonymous caller inexplicitly gave away certain information about a crime.
lament
To express grief for or about
It is understandable to lament over the dead.
macabre
gruesome, as suggestive of death
Edgar Allen Poe wrote a lot of poetry on the macabre, particularly when his wife died.
paranoia
nervousness, sometimes extreme
After being scared by my friend, I had paranoia that my friend would do it again.
pentameter
a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet
Middle English literature was mostly written in iambic pentameter form.
perverse
Directed away from what is right or good; perverted.
The human sexuality book was written in such a perverse way that many of the students were disgusted by it.
repetition
the act of repeating
The music had a lot of repetition of the lyrics.
spearhead
any person, contingent, or force that leads an attack, undertaking
The founder of the bill spearheaded the vote in Congress.
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