| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| splice |
to join (two pieces of film, tape, or similar things) at the ends. |
| stoic |
showing little or no reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; unmoved; impassive. |