| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| elliptical |
tending toward or characterized by an economy of expression that creates ambiguity or obscurity, often purposefully. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| somnolent |
sleepy or drowsy. |
| stigmatize |
to label or brand as disgraceful or shameful. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |