| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| carouse |
to revel in a boisterous and drunken manner. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| devotee |
an eager or serious follower or enthusiast. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, especially to marital vows; adultery. |
| odorous |
having or giving off a distinctive or strong smell. |
| perennial |
lasting throughout the year or for many years. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| precept |
a basic rule, principle, or directive that guides action, moral conduct, or thought. |
| refute |
to demonstrate the falseness or error of; disprove. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |