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effete
[ih-feet]
lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

zeitgeber
[tsahyt-gey-ber]
an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

cunctation
[kuhngk-tey-shuhn]
lateness; delay

bastion
[bas-chuhn]
fortification; a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work

comminatory
[kom-uh-ney-tuh-ree]
a threat of punishment or vengeance

prodigious
[pruh-dij-uhs]
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.

noisome
[noi-suhm]
of or related to an offensive, unpleasant, or disgusting as an odor

cordate
[kawr-deyt]
heart-shaped

nadir
[ney-der]
the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair

lackadaisical
[lak-uh-dey-zi-kuhl]
without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic

collude
[kuh-lood]
to conspire in a fraud

anime
[an-uh-mey]
a style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children

fulminate
[fuhl-muh-neyt]
to issue denunciations or the like

heuristic
[hyoo-ris-tik]
encouraging a person to learn, discover, understand, or solve problems on his or her own, as by experimenting, evaluating possible answers or solutions, or by trial and error

abstruse
[ab-stroos]
difficult to understand; obscure

subjugate
[suhb-juh-geyt]
to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master