| dint |
force or impact. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| humility |
the quality or state of being humble; modesty about one's status or accomplishments. |
| jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| pronouncement |
a formal or official declaration. |
| qualm |
a feeling of guilt or doubt. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |