| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| filch |
to steal (usually something of slight value) in a sly manner; pilfer. |
| flamboyant |
exceptionally showy or dashing in one's speech, manner, or appearance. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| nihilism |
the belief that existence has no meaning or purpose. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |