| censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| effervescence |
high spirits; excitement; liveliness. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| ingest |
to take in to the body through the mouth. |
| myopic |
unable to see objects clearly from a distance; nearsighted. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |
| unimpressive |
lacking notable qualities; unremarkable; not impressive. |
| vacuous |
characterized by lack of intelligence or serious intent; devoid of ideas or emotion. |