| abstraction |
the act of removing or separating. |
| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| complement |
to go well with, complete, or perfect. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| lenient |
not strict with rules; tolerant. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |