| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| filial |
of, concerning, or befitting a daughter or son. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| satirical |
containing or marked by the use of parody or irony to ridicule or denounce human corruptness or folly. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| stoic |
showing little or no reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; unmoved; impassive. |
| temerity |
reckless or foolish boldness; rash disregard of danger. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |