| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| convoke |
to summon to an assembly; marshal. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| partisan |
devoted to or favoring a particular cause, group, political party, or the like. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| personable |
pleasing in appearance or manner; friendly; attractive. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| schism |
a division into factions with opposing beliefs, especially in a Christian church. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |