| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| conjecture |
the making of a guess or inference, especially with little evidence. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| ire |
anger or wrath. |
| neurotic |
suffering from needless fears and worries. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| overbear |
to dominate or overwhelm; prevail over. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| prevaricate |
to lie, mislead, or conceal the truth deliberately. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| stricture |
that which restricts or constrains. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |
| verbose |
using or characterized by many or superfluous words; wordy. |