| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| mettle |
toughness of character; courage. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| reparation |
the act or process of making amends for wrongdoing or injury. |
| revitalize |
to bring new life to. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |
| venturesome |
tending to take risks; brave. |