| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| conspirator |
a person who is involved in a plot with others to perform or a criminal or wrongful act. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| forestall |
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand. |
| humility |
the quality or state of being humble; modesty about one's status or accomplishments. |
| impede |
to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| lieu |
the place formerly occupied by something or someone. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| rectify |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| schematic |
of, pertaining to, or formed like an outline or diagram. |
| sublime |
exalted or noble; lofty. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |