| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |