| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| indolent |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| retaliate |
to strike back; take revenge. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| taint |
to slightly corrupt or pollute. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| uncouth |
lacking manners or refinement; rude, vulgar, or gauche. |
| verdant |
green. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |