| bower1 |
a pleasant, secluded alcove or shelter created by leafy trees or shrubbery. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| nonentity |
someone or something that is insignificant, dull, undistinguished, or unimportant, especially a person. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| petulant |
showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation, impatience, or ill temper; peevish or sulky. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |
| unnoticed |
not seen, perceived, or discovered. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |