| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid observation or capture. |
| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| gender |
the sex of a person or animal. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| kindred |
a group of related people, such as a tribe or clan. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| partisan |
devoted to or favoring a particular cause, group, political party, or the like. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| retention |
the act or process of maintaining the possession or use of. |
| unnoticed |
not seen, perceived, or discovered. |