| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| intransigent |
refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others' wishes; uncompromising. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| sensual |
related to or providing pleasure from the ways humans perceive stimuli, such as through touch, taste, or smell. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |