| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| garner |
to accumulate, acquire, or receive in abundance. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, especially if deceptive. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| particularity |
precise or detailed character. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |