| debase |
to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| effervescence |
high spirits; excitement; liveliness. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| gaseous |
in the form of or resembling a gas. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |
| unspoken |
assumed without being expressed or spoken; implied. |
| vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |