| abrade |
to rub away by friction; erode. |
| absolutist |
of or relating to government by total, unrestrained power. |
| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| miscreant |
evil or malevolent; villainous. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| repress |
to restrain or prevent the expression of (feelings, utterances, or the like). |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| uniformity |
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |
| wan |
very pale. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |