| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| oratory1 |
the art of public speaking. |
| populace |
the people who live in a particular place. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| synchronize |
to cause to occur, move, or operate at the same time or rate. |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |