| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| euphony |
a pleasing, harmonious quality of sounds, especially words. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| miff |
to cause (someone) to become annoyed; offend. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
| supersede |
to take over the position or influence of; replace. |
| wend |
to go along or proceed on (one's way). |