| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| forestall |
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usually followed by "to"). |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| sinewy |
of sinew, or sinewlike; strong; tough. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| vogue |
a popular fashion or style. |