Apprise
To inform or tell
Congenial
Personable, pleasant, and agreeable
Corrosive
of a chemical: acidic; abrasive and caustic.
Degrading
Debasing or downgrading to an inferior level; humiliating; provoking shame and a loss of self-esteem
Discord
A state of conflict; disagreement between people
Endowment
A bequest or bestowal; funding; a quality inherited by someone
Ephemeral
Fleeting and short-lived
Fastidious
Meticulous attention to detail; painstakingly precise to a fault
Grapple
To struggle with something; wrestle
Impetuous
Impulsive and rash; acting and making decisions without thought or care; moving forcefully
Inexorable
Inevitable; impossible to stop or persuade
Inestimable
Describing a thing whose worth cannot be determined because of its immense value; immeasurable
Kindred
adj: sharing a deep affinity; similar or related;
noun: one's blood relations
laborious
Arduous and painstaking; requiring a significant amount of effort; of writing, speech, and style: contrived or forced
Odious
Repellent; unpleasant to the point of repulsion
Practicability
The feasibility and logic of a plan
Pygmalion
A famous mythological figure most associated with Ovid's poem Metamorphoses, wherein Pygmalion is an artist who falls in love with one of his statues
Prophetic
Capable of foretelling future events
Placid
Serene and easygoing; calm and collected
Recondite
Academic and esoteric; not easily understood by the general public
Remonstrance
Animated and public disapproval; a vivid demonstration of opposition
Tedium
A state of dreary and monotonous boredom
Trifling
Of no consequence; trivial and undeserving of serious attention
Nostrum
An ineffective medicine prepared by an unqualified person
Elixir
A magical potion or medicinal potion that can prolong life or transform metals into gold
Folio
A single leaf of paper or parchment
