| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| lamentable |
deserving to be mourned or regretted; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| perceptual |
of, relating to, or involving perception. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |