| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| lucid |
easy to understand; articulate; clear. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| novice |
a person with little or no experience at a particular job or activity. |
| peripheral |
related but not essential. |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| tactile |
of, having, or pertaining to the sense of touch. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |