abase
(v.) to lower in esteem, degrade; to humble
Syn: lower, humiliate, prostrate, demean.
actuate
(v.) to move to action; to impel
Syn: incite, instigate.
avert
(v.) to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid
Syn: stop, deflect, ward off
boorish
(adj.) rude, unrefined; clumsy
Syn: vulgar, crude, uncouth, ill-mannered, gauche.
brunt
(n.) the main impact, force, or burden
Syn: blow, shock.
combatant
(n.) a fighter; (adj.) engaged in fighting
Syn: soldier, disputant, warrior; hostile, battling.
dormant
(adj.) inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping
Syn: resting, still, quiescent.
dubious
(adj.) causing uncertainty or suspicion; in a doubtful or uncertain state of mind, hesitant
Syn: questionable, suspect, unsettled, undecided.
harangue
(v.) to deliver a loud, ranting speech; (n.) a loud speech
Syn: rant, lecture; diatribe.
harry
(v.) to make a destructive raid on; to torment, harass
Syn: hound, pillage, ravage.
impenitent
(adj.) not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses
Syn: remorseless, unrepentant, incorrigible.
knave
(n.) a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow
Syn: rascal, rogue, miscreant.
legion
(n.) a large military force; any large group or number; (adj.) many, numerous
Syn: multitude, host, throng, division, regiment.
liberality
(n.) generosity, generous act; breadth of mind or outlook
Syn: magnanimity, broad-mindedness.
plaintiff
(n.) one who begins a lawsuit
Syn: complainant
probe
(v.) to examine, investigate thoroughly; (n.) an investigation; a device used to explore or examine
Syn: explore, inquiry, detector.
protract
(v.) to draw out or lengthen in space or time
Syn: elongate, spin out.
quarry
(v.) to cut or take from (or as if from) a quarry; (n.) a place from which stone is taken; something that is hunted or pursued
Syn: prey, game, victim, excavation, mine.
spurn
(v.) to refuse with scorn, disdain
Syn: turn down, decline, snub, repudiate.
subterfuge
(n.) an excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something
Syn: dodge, blind, deception, artifice.