| allusion |
an indirect reference to or mention of something. |
| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| formidable |
exceptionally difficult; daunting. |
| instigate |
to purposely agitate or incite; provoke; foment. |
| invoke |
to call out to (a god, muse, or the like) for help, support, protection, or inspiration. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| pictorial |
pertaining to, made of, or containing drawings, paintings, or photographs. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| resilient |
able to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, or the like. |
| reverential |
characterized by a great respect and awe, mingled with love. |