| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| lenient |
not strict with rules; tolerant. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| opprobrium |
a condition of disgrace or shame; ignominy. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| tedium |
the state or condition of being dull, boring, or wearisome; monotony. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |