| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| lieu |
the place formerly occupied by something or someone. |
| ominous |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| singularity |
an unusual trait or quality. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |