| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| criminality |
the condition or fact of being against the law; illegality. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| imperfection |
a flaw or fault. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |