| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| fetid |
having a foul odor; stinking. |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| ruddy |
reddish; rosy. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |