| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| personify |
to be a perfect or typical example of; embody. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| stigmatize |
to label or brand as disgraceful or shameful. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| temperance |
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |