| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| misnomer |
an incorrect or inappropriate name. |
| nicety |
a subtle distinction; fine point. |
| nub |
the main point, gist, or essence of something. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| splice |
to join (two pieces of film, tape, or similar things) at the ends. |
| vacuous |
characterized by lack of intelligence or serious intent; devoid of ideas or emotion. |