| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| dapper |
neat and stylish in dress and appearance. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| finesse |
refined and delicate skill or tact in executing a task or coping with a situation. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
| susceptible |
easily influenced or impressed (usually followed by "to"). |