| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| intransigent |
refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others' wishes; uncompromising. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| manipulate |
to handle or operate skillfully with the hands. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| potency |
the condition of being strong in effect or powerful. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| tincture |
an alcohol solution containing a medicinal substance. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| unobservable |
not able to be seen; not detectable. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |