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underlie

[uhn-der-lahy]

to lie under or beneath; be situated under

saline

[sey-leen]

containing or resembling common table salt; salty or saltlike

knell

[nel]

the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral

ignoble

[ig-noh-buhl]

of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base

tocsin

[tok-sin]

a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells

palliative

[pal-ee-ey-tiv]

serving to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate

aphelion

[uh-fee-lee-uhn]

the point farthest from the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet)

incessant

[in-ces-ant]

unending

parlous

[pahr-luhs]

perilous; dangerous

insinuate

[in-sin-yoo-eyt]

to instill or infuse subtly or artfully, as into the mind

sepulchral

[suh-puhl-kruhl]

relating to a tomb or burial

tocsin

[tok-sin]

a bell used to sound an alarm

terrestrial

[te-rre-ial]

relating to the land

predestination

[pre-des-ti-nay-shun]

the belief that all events are determined in advance by fate

overindulge

[oh-ver-in-dulj]

to partake in something excessively

conspicuous

[kuhn-spik-yoo-uhs]

easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable

muse

[myooz]

to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject

insubordinate

[in-suh-bor-din-it]

defiant of authority; disobedient

swift

[swift]

coming, happening, or performed quickly or without delay

frighten

[fry-ten]

cause fear in.

anomaly

[uh-nom-uh-lee]

an anomalous person or thing; one that is abnormal or does not fit in

vignette

[vin-yet]

an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually at the edges so as to leave no definite line at the border

dodecahedron

[doh-dek-uh-hee-druhn]

a three-dimensional shape having twelve plane faces, in particular a regular solid figure with twelve equal pentagonal faces

cascade

[kas-keyd]

anything that resembles a waterfall, especially in seeming to flow or fall in abundance