| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |