dint |
force or impact. |
disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
fabricate |
to construct or create. |
filch |
to steal (usually something of slight value) in a sly manner; pilfer. |
formidable |
exceptionally difficult; daunting. |
fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
philanthropist |
one who engages in charitable activities. |
plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
stigma |
a long-lasting mark or stain on one's character or reputation, especially of disgrace or reproach. |
universality |
the quality, character, or condition of being universal. |
voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |