| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| expeditious |
prompt and efficient. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| knave |
an unscrupulous person; evildoer. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| ribald |
characterized by or using rude, coarse, or vulgar language or humor. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |