| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
| censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| impetus |
something that urges or impels; a driving force. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| salubrious |
favorable to good health; healthy; wholesome. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |
| wholehearted |
without reservation; sincere and enthusiastic. |