| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| counterpoint |
a method of composing or arranging music in which diverse but harmonious melodies are played at the same time. |
| criminality |
the condition or fact of being against the law; illegality. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. |
| ennui |
a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction, especially with all aspects of life. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| overbear |
to dominate or overwhelm; prevail over. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. |
| petulant |
showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation, impatience, or ill temper; peevish or sulky. |
| reticent |
reluctant to speak; not given to frequent speech; restrained; shy. |
| spate |
a sudden rush, outpouring, or flood. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |