| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| copious |
abundant in number or quantity; plentiful. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| fluctuate |
to vary or change irregularly; rise and fall. |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| multifarious |
of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| vibrant |
full of energy, life, or constant activity. |