| compulsive |
driven by an obsession or compulsion. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |
| tincture |
an alcohol solution containing a medicinal substance. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |