| blemish |
to damage or spoil the perfection of. |
| clammy |
unpleasantly moist, cool, and sticky. |
| conceive |
to give shape to in the mind. |
| controversial |
causing arguments. |
| distortion |
the act of distorting or condition of being distorted. |
| exaggerate |
to present as larger, more important, or more valuable. |
| justify |
to show to be true or right; prove. |
| lust |
a strong desire for something (usually followed by "for"). |
| ordeal |
a painful, difficult experience, or test of one's character. |
| penetrate |
to pierce or go into or through. |
| poverty |
the condition of being poor; a lack of money. |
| regain |
to get back; recover. |
| simulate |
to imitate or reproduce the appearance, sound, or other external characteristics or qualities of. |
| subsist |
to stay alive or obtain the necessities of life (usually followed by "on"). |
| writhe |
to twist and turn the body as in pain, discomfort, struggle, or embarrassment; squirm. |