| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| gusto |
vigorous or hearty enjoyment or appreciation. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| intrusion |
the act of entering or thrusting oneself in when not invited or welcomed. |
| noteworthy |
deserving attention; remarkable. |
| propound |
to propose or set forth for consideration. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| sprightly |
lively, spirited, or energetic. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |