| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| tutelage |
the act or function of a teacher, especially one who gives lessons to individuals; instruction; teaching. |
| wholehearted |
without reservation; sincere and enthusiastic. |