| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
| canvass |
to conduct a survey of; poll. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| dialectical |
of or using logical analysis or argument that reveals and resolves opposing ideas or contradictions. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| exchangeable |
capable of being interchanged with or given in return for another. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| respective |
of or belonging to each one. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |