| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| indict |
to formally accuse (someone) of a crime in a court of law after studying evidence. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| prurient |
characterized by or causing lewdness or lust. |
| repugnance |
strong dislike, distaste, or aversion. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |
| vociferous |
crying out, especially in protest; vocal; clamorous. |