| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| opalescent |
exhibiting a spectrum of colors or changing colors; iridescent. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |