[ buh-naw-sik ]

serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical

[ ney-der ]

the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair

[ tal-is-muhn ]

a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm

[ juht ]

something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point

[ tawr-choo-uhs ]

full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked

[ nee-uh-fahyt ]

a person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, or nonbeliever; proselyte

[ puh-lem-ik ]

a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

[ gri-gair-ee-uhs ]

fond of company; sociable

[ mi-ney-shuhs ]

menacing; threatening