| abasement |
the act of bringing down or the state of being brought down in rank, status, or reputation. |
| absurdity |
the condition or quality of being absurd, of being completely contrary to logic or the normal order of things. |
| experimentation |
the act, process, or practice of running tests or trials. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| foreseeable |
capable of being anticipated or predicted. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| laud |
to praise. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| rancorous |
feeling or showing bitter resentment; hateful. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |