| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
| frugality |
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| incriminate |
to show involvement in a crime. |
| insensible |
without normal sensations; unconscious. |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| simplistic |
excessively simplified, as to be unrealistic. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |