| aperture |
a narrow opening. |
| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| debase |
to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |