| cameo |
a stone carved so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another, often worn as jewelry. |
| clammy |
unpleasantly moist, cool, and sticky. |
| concede |
to admit the truth or justice of. |
| corrective |
for the purposes of making right; remedial or rectifying. |
| erode |
to wear away or eat into. |
| fragile |
easily broken; delicate. |
| fray |
to wear or rub thin. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| offense |
the act of breaking a law or rule or doing something wrong; crime; sin. |
| pith |
weightiness, significance, or importance. |
| pivot |
a rod or pin upon which another part rotates, swings, or moves back and forth. |
| silhouette |
any dark figure seen against a light background, so that details are hard to see. |
| straightforward |
honest, frank, and trustworthy. |
| untrustworthy |
not to be depended upon for honesty, loyalty, or responsible conduct. |
| wretched |
characterized by or causing misery and suffering. |