| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| frugal |
small in amount or cost; meager. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| provocation |
the act of inciting or challenging another to react. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| revitalize |
to bring new life to. |
| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others. |
| winsome |
attractive or charming. |