| abrade |
to rub away by friction; erode. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| decorous |
proper or formal with respect to behavior, manners, appearance, or the like. |
| emboss |
to decorate the surface of with a raised design. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| fusion |
the act of fusing or joining together. |
| indiscretion |
lack of judgment, prudence, or restraint, especially in regard to the rights or feelings of other people. |
| knave |
an unscrupulous person; evildoer. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| rectify |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |