| allure |
to attract strongly by appealing to people's inner wishes; tempt. |
| cavil |
to make petty criticisms or objections; carp (usually followed by "at" or "about"). |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| satirical |
containing or marked by the use of parody or irony to ridicule or denounce human corruptness or folly. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| succinct |
briefly but clearly stated; concise. |
| visage |
the face of a person, statue, or the like, especially in regard to its appearance or expression. |