| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| credible |
believable or plausible. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| enigma |
something puzzling, contradictory, or mysterious; something for which a solution cannot be found. |
| indisputable |
not subject to being challenged or denied; unquestionable. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| populace |
the people who live in a particular place. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| subvert |
to overthrow or destroy, or cause the destruction of (an established authority, especially a national government). |