| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| fabricate |
to construct or create. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. |
| moderation |
the avoidance of excesses or extremes, especially in behavior. |
| muse |
to think about something silently or for a long time. |
| precipitous |
very steep or sudden; rising or dropping abruptly. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| revulsion |
violent dislike and disgust; abhorrence; loathing. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| touchstone |
a test or standard by which to evaluate the worth of something. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |