| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| compulsive |
driven by an obsession or compulsion. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| conformist |
one who tends to act in accordance or compliance with established standards or norms. |
| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| liberality |
an attitude of tolerance and respect for individual differences. |
| nihilism |
the belief that existence has no meaning or purpose. |
| nuptial |
of or relating to a wedding ceremony or to marriage. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |