| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| digestible |
capable of being broken down and absorbed as food. |
| disparage |
to depreciate or belittle, especially in speech. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| pejorative |
acting or tending to create a negative impression; disparaging; demeaning. |
| perspicacity |
keenness of mental perception or grasp; astuteness. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |