| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |