incriminate
to make someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
valorize
to give or ascribe value or validity to
indict
to formally accuse of or charge with a crime
abrogate
to abolish by authoritative action
vassal
a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance
mien
a person's appearance or manner
decrepitude
the state of being worn out or ruined
palliative
something that relieves pain without dealing with the cause of the condition
claque
a group of sycophantic followers
incipient
beginning to exist
dispassionately
calmly or impartially
intractably
stubbornly, unmanageably
defanging
make (something) harmless or ineffectual
denigrating
criticize unfairly
divesting
deprive someone of
mellifluous
pleasingly smooth and musical to hear
voluble
talking fluently, readily, or incessantly
fledgling
something that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped
fascistic
having or relating to extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practices
fetid
smelling extremely unpleasant
macabre
disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death
obviate
remove (a need or difficulty)
lagniappe
something given as a bonus
avarice
extreme greed for wealth or material gain
recidivism
the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend
incorrigible
(of a person or their behavior) not able to be changed or reformed
peevish
having or showing an irritable disposition
willy
skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully
flagitious
(of a person or their actions) criminal; villainous
inscrutable
not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood
dubious
not to be relied upon; suspect
discommode
cause (someone) trouble or inconvenience
chirpy
cheery
guffaw
chuckle/laugh
lugubrious
looking or sounding sad and dismal
rambunctious
uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous
opprobrious
expressing scorn or criticism
staid
sedate, respectable, and unadventerous
unflagging
tireless;persistent
ebullient
cheerful and full of energy
flit
to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
cull
to select from a group
rankle
to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
tack
to join in a slight or hasty manner
fissiparous
inclined to cause or undergo division into separate parts or groups
portentous
of momentous significance
rapacious
aggressively greedy or grasping
insufferable
too extreme to bear; intolerable
uncanny
mysterious; supernatural
germane
relevant; connected
obviated
to have anticipated and prevented (something, such as a situation) or made (an action) unnecessary
evinced
revealed the presence of (a quality or feeling)
whipsawed
subjected to two difficult situations or opposing pressures at the same time
impugned
disputed the truth, validity, or honesty of a statement or motive
fallacious
falsehood
erroneous
not correct
quotidian
ordinary
insuperable
unable to be overcome
compendium
published collection of works
disparage
to criticize
espouse
promote; to support
remonstrances
protests
expostulations
protestations
hubris
arrogance
accession
acceptance; agreement
dissipation
excessive indulgence
lackluster
dull
scatological
obscene
anecdotal
based on casual observations rather than rigorous analysis
illicit
illegal
plausible
believable
ascetic
self-denying; austere
sanctimonious
excessively preachy
dour
gloomy
adages
old sayings or proverbs
aphorisms
old sayings or short pithy statements
reliquaries
containers for relics
phylacteries
containers for scriptures
adumbrations
foreshadowings or suggestions
malapropisms
humorous misuses of words
extemporization
improvisation
interloping
intruding
resplendence
brilliance
woodenness
awkwardness, stiffness
cosseted
pampered
dandled
pampered
borne
to put up with
exculpated
excused
augment
improve
antecede
precede
augur
predict
impassioned
filled with passionate emotion
intelligible
understandable
elegaic
sorrowful
derisively
in a disrespectful and mocking manner
licentiously
in a sexually unrestrained or immoral way
evanesce
to disappear, vanish
quixotic
overly idealistic; impractical
vacuous
inane; empty
inculcate
instill
catechize
teach by questioning
inimitable
cannot be imitated
callow
immature
surreptitious
secret, stealthy
exhortation
a speech intended to persuade
palliation
apology; excuse
curt
rudely brief
churlish
rude
circumspect
cautious
hackneyed
overused, cliched
attenuate
to weaken
delineated
to outline or describe
bemoaned
mourned
emboldened
to make bold
epochal
far-reaching; influential
auspicious
favorable
unsullied
spotlessly clean and fresh