| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| imperfection |
a flaw or fault. |
| incorrigible |
incapable of being controlled or influenced for the better. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |
| reclaim |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes. |
| semblance |
outward form; appearance. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |