| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| cloak |
a long, loose, outer garment without sleeves. |
| comply |
to do what is asked or demanded; act in agreement with a rule (sometimes followed by "with"). |
| curt |
rudely short or brief in speech. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| envious |
showing or feeling desire for what another has. |
| linger |
to remain or be slow to leave. |
| ornamental |
of or pertaining to decoration; decorative. |
| preen |
to dress and groom oneself with great care and satisfaction; primp. |
| retain |
to hold or keep. |
| salvation |
the act of saving or being saved from sin or evil, or the condition of being saved. |
| subsist |
to stay alive or obtain the necessities of life (usually followed by "on"). |
| thereby |
as a result of that; by that means. |
| wrath |
fierce anger. |