| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| disproportionate |
having too much of one thing in relation to something else; unbalanced. |
| dub1 |
to name or call. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| imbibe |
to take up or consume by drinking. |
| inane |
devoid of meaning or substance; nonsensical. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| pellucid |
extremely clear in meaning. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| stigmatize |
to label or brand as disgraceful or shameful. |