| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| demoralize |
to weaken or destroy the confidence, courage, spirit, or morale of. |
| diligent |
trying hard and steadily to achieve a goal. |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| solemnize |
to carry out the formalities of performance required by (an occasion). |
| vexation |
the condition of being annoyed. |
| wanton |
lacking restraint in the pursuit of sexual pleasure. |