| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
| emboss |
to decorate the surface of with a raised design. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| prevaricate |
to lie, mislead, or conceal the truth deliberately. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| recommence |
to begin or start again. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| sermonize |
to preach, or to speak as if doing so. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |
| vapid |
lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. |