| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |