| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| economize |
to spend less money; lower expenses; be economical. |
| finesse |
refined and delicate skill or tact in executing a task or coping with a situation. |
| finite |
limited in number, quantity, or duration; capable of being measured. (Cf. infinite.) |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| multifarious |
of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| ruddy |
reddish; rosy. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |