| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| ignominy |
the condition of being in disgrace or dishonor; humiliation. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| indict |
to formally accuse (someone) of a crime in a court of law after studying evidence. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| plenitude |
abundance; fullness. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| supplant |
to replace (someone or something) especially by dishonest or forceful means. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |