| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| dub1 |
to name or call. |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| iconoclastic |
attacking or breaking away from established traditions, beliefs, or values. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| Lilliputian |
(often lower case) very tiny; extremely small. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |
| whimsical |
characterized by or resulting from a sudden desire or fancy. |