a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from
attribute
abut
acme
to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
attire
belittle
convey
foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
doctrine
crony
exotic
thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
haggard
excise
divergent
a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
jaunty
gaunt
juncture
lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
menial
nullify
predatory
to ward off, fend off, evade, avoid; a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
ravage
parry
plummet
showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
rankle
stance
tawdry
a person who switches to an opposing side or party
unassuming
scavenger
turncoat
to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
wallow
stoical
waver
the highest point
abut
avail
acme
to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
attire
belittle
cryptic
a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
crony
doctrine
enmity
to remove by cutting; an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service
excise
divergent
fervent
lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance
gaunt
infiltrate
jaunty
preying on, plundering, or piratical
predatory
nullify
perceptible
to destroy, lay waste, ruin; ruinous damage, destruction
plummet
proclaim
ravage
a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue
rankle
proxy
stance
not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
stint
unassuming
scavenger
to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
stoical
waver
unflagging
to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
abut
awry
avail
clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck
cryptic
bludgeon
attire
a very close friend, chum, buddy
enmity
chafe
crony
going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant
divergent
dire
fervent
thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
infiltrate
gaunt
encroach
to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
nullify
perceptible
fend
to plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line
plummet
proclaim
mien
to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
rankle
proxy
penal
a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
scavenger
stint
predominant
self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
recluse
unflagging
stoical
fame, glory
waver
renown
wallow
something wonderful or marvelous; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
prodigy
turncoat
unassuming
related to the matter at hand, to the point
pertinent
stance
tawdry
freedom from punishment
parry
ravage
impunity
to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
predatory
endow
menial
in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
disgruntled
jaunty
juncture
charming, tending to soften unfriendliness or suspicion
haggard
disarming
excise
to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; to march in a single line or in columns; a narrow passage; gorge, canyon
defile
exotic
doctrine
to end resistance, give up, throw in the towel
convey
belittle
capitulate
suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
attribute
acme
apt
a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
renown
wallow
recluse
the greatest in strength or power; most common
prodigy
turncoat
predominant
having to do with punishment
tawdry
pertinent
penal
air, manner; appearance; expression
impunity
mien
parry
to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
fend
endow
menial
to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
juncture
disgruntled
encroach
dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
haggard
dire
disarming
to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against; a sore or injury caused by rubbing
defile
chafe
exotic
a short club used as a weapon; to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point
convey
capitulate
bludgeon
in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
attribute
awry
apt
tireless, continuing with vigor
renown
recluse
unflagging
to limit, be sparing or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity
prodigy
stint
predominant
an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
pertinent
penal
proxy
to declare publicly or officially
mien
proclaim
impunity
capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
endow
perceptible
fend
to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
infiltrate
disgruntled
encroach
very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
disarming
dire
fervent
hatred, ill-will
defile
enmity
chafe
puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
bludgeon
capitulate
cryptic
to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit, or value