| bawdy |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| insensible |
without normal sensations; unconscious. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| namesake |
one who has been named after another. |
| ostentatious |
done or designed with the intention of impressing others and consequently overly showy or grandiose; pretentious. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| recipient |
one who accepts something that has been sent or given, or one who has been awarded something. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |
| wan |
very pale. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |