Question | Answer |
heed | to give careful attention to |
surreptitious | obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means |
acrid | extremely stinging or bitter; exceedingly caustic; Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. |
pacify | To ease the anger or agitation of |
appease | To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe;To satisfy or relieve: appease one's thirst. |
impunity | Exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm. |
allay | To reduce the intensity of; relieve; To calm or pacify |
placate | To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease |
vociferous | marked by noisy and vehement outcry |
vehement | Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid |
prevaricate | to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie |
indelible | that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or erased. |
revile | To assail with abusive language; vituperate |
assail | to attack vigorously or violently; to undertake with the purpose of mastering: He "blanked" his studies with new determination. |
opprobrious | Expressing contemptuous reproach; scornful or abusive |
exacerbate | To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |
vigilant | Alert watchfulness |
covert | concealed; secret; disguised; covered; sheltered |
recidivism | repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime; the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns |
indict | To accuse of wrongdoing; to charge with an offense or crime; castigate |
castigate | To inflict severe punishment on; To criticize severely |