| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| impetus |
something that urges or impels; a driving force. |
| indolent |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy. |
| influx |
the act or an instance of flowing in. |
| jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |