| depravity |
moral corruption; wickedness. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| histrionic |
done in a theatrical, emotional, or affected manner; overly dramatic. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| motley |
made up of a contrasting variety of types, appearances, or the like; very heterogeneous. |
| nub |
the main point, gist, or essence of something. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| potency |
the condition of being strong in effect or powerful. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| propound |
to propose or set forth for consideration. |
| rebuttal |
a statement or contention, as in a debate or legal case, that is intended to disprove or confute another. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| tacit |
suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words. |