| debase |
to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character. |
| defunct |
no longer in existence or use; dead; extinct. |
| disperse |
to drive away in all directions; scatter. |
| flamboyant |
exceptionally showy or dashing in one's speech, manner, or appearance. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| lucid |
easy to understand; articulate; clear. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usually one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| subversive |
tending or intended to undermine or cause the overthrow of an established authority, especially a national government. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |
| vibrant |
full of energy, life, or constant activity. |