| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| baroque |
(often capitalized) the style or period in art, music, and architecture prevailing in Europe following the Renaissance, characterized by bold and elaborate forms of ornamentation. |
| classify |
to put or order into groups of similar things. |
| comprise |
to be made up of; consist of. |
| decline |
to refuse to do, in a polite way. |
| highlight |
that which is exceptionally and pleasurably memorable, important, or prominent. |
| impulse |
a sudden wish or desire that makes a person want to do something. |
| motherly |
of or like a female parent. |
| mutilate |
to destroy by cutting or tearing off a necessary part. |
| ongoing |
continuing from sometime in the past into the present. |
| optimum |
the situation, quantity, degree, or other condition that is most desirable. |
| rupture |
the act of breaking open or breaking off. |
| secede |
to withdraw from a group or a political union. |
| stench |
an unpleasant or foul odor; stink. |