| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| candor |
the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| conciliate |
to overcome the anger, distrust, or animosity of; appease; placate. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| depersonalize |
to cause to lose individual identity or characteristics. |
| hone |
to make more effective or adept; perfect. |
| ignominious |
characterized by or associated with disgrace, dishonor, or shame; humiliating. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| miff |
to cause (someone) to become annoyed; offend. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |