| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| disuse |
the state or condition of not being used or practiced any longer. |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| fastidious |
exceedingly particular or demanding especially in matters of detail; exacting. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| semblance |
outward form; appearance. |