scathe
the act of damaging something or someone
nidus
a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
bane
something causing misery or death
malediction
the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
execration
hate coupled with disgust
ruefulness
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
attrition
the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
debris
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
haphazard
dependent upon or characterized by chance
slipshod
marked by great carelessness
convergence
the act of converging (coming closer)
rent
a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
foramen
a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
fissure
a long narrow depression in a surface
rupture
the act of making a sudden noisy break
chasm
a deep opening in the earth's surface
degenerate
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
prevarication
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
deceive
cause someone to believe an untruth
dearth
an insufficient quantity or number
hispid
(of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles
hirsute
having or covered with hair
viscus
a main organ that is situated inside the body
pulseless
appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
breathless
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
stillborn
(of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn
bloodless
free from blood or bloodshed
ethereal
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
willow
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
desiccate
lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
corrode
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
decay
the organic phenomenon of rotting
reek
give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
corruption
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
putrescence
the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
gangrene
the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
curdle
turn from a liquid to a solid mass
deliquesce
melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
sphacelus
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
brown
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
thrall
the state of being under the control of another person
