| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| churl |
a rude or vulgar person. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| enigma |
something puzzling, contradictory, or mysterious; something for which a solution cannot be found. |
| felon1 |
a person who has committed a serious crime, such as murder, rape, or burglary, as opposed to a misdemeanor. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| manipulate |
to handle or operate skillfully with the hands. |
| multiplicity |
a large number; abundance. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| reparation |
the act or process of making amends for wrongdoing or injury. |
| succulent |
full of juice or sap; juicy. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |