| censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| conciliatory |
tending to placate or reconcile. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| impiety |
lack of reverence or respect, especially for what others consider sacred. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| liability |
the condition of or potential for being held responsible. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| restive |
unable to remain at rest; impatient or ill at ease, especially under restraint. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |
| wan |
very pale. |