| anonymous |
having an unknown name or identity. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| observable |
able to be seen; visible. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| propagate |
to reproduce (offspring) or cause to reproduce. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| stigmatize |
to label or brand as disgraceful or shameful. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |