| connote |
to suggest or imply (meanings or associations) in addition to the literal meaning. |
| docile |
obedient and easy to manage. |
| euphemism |
the word or expression so substituted. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| rhetoric |
the art, ability, or study of using language effectively in speech or writing, especially to influence or persuade one's audience. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |