| audacity |
courage or boldness often combined with daring or recklessness. |
| dalliance |
a wasting away of time; loitering; dawdling. |
| debase |
to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| insecurity |
the condition or quality of having insufficient protection or not being safe. |
| pellucid |
extremely clear in meaning. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |