| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| connote |
to suggest or imply (meanings or associations) in addition to the literal meaning. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| morass |
something that hinders passage or engulfs an unwary person. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |