| amplitude |
the state or quality of being ample; largeness. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| forage |
food for animals such as horses or cattle. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| inopportune |
occurring at an undesirable or unreasonable time. |
| multiplicity |
a large number; abundance. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| tenuous |
having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak. |
| venial |
able to be excused, pardoned, or forgiven, as a minor error, offense, or sin. (Cf. mortal.) |