| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| premonition |
an advance sign or warning; forewarning. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| spellbind |
to hold fascinated, as by magicl; enchant. |
| tedium |
the state or condition of being dull, boring, or wearisome; monotony. |