| scoundrel |
[ˈskau̇n-drəl] |
|
[A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honour or virtue.] |
| bonbon |
[ˈbän-ˌbän] |
|
[A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.] |
| pretense |
[ˈprē-ˌten(t)s] |
|
[A false or hypocritical profession] |
| stereotypical |
[ˌster-ē-ə-ˈti-pi-kəl] |
|
[Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional] |
| prescient |
[ˈpre-sh(ē-)ənt] |
|
[Exhibiting or possessing prescience: having knowledge of, or seemingly able to correctly predict, events before they take place.] |
| compulsion |
[kəm-ˈpəl-shən] |
|
[An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.] |
| appease |
[ə-ˈpēz] |
|
[To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).] |
| soothe |
[ˈsüt͟h] |
|
[To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.] |
| entreaty |
[in-ˈtrē-tē] |
|
[The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.] |
| relentless |
[ri-ˈlent-ləs] |
|
[Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.] |
| clemency |
[ˈkle-mən(t)-sē] |
|
[The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.] |
| smug |
[ˈsməg] |
|
[too pleased or satisfied about something you have achieved or something you know.] |
| reckoning |
[ˈre-kə-niŋ] |
|
[To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.] |
| contentment |
[kən-ˈtent-mənt] |
|
[The state or degree of being contented or satisfied.] |
| indulge |
[in-ˈdəlj] |
|
[(often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.] |
| censure |
[ˈsen(t)-shər] |
|
[The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.] |
| impersonal |
[(ˌ)im-ˈpər-sə-nəl] |
|
[(grammar) An impersonal word or construct.] |
| scrupulous |
[ˈskrü-pyə-ləs] |
|
[Exactly and carefully conducted.] |
| recipient |
[ri-ˈsi-pē-ənt] |
|
[One who receives.] |
| disgruntled |
[dis-ˈgrən-tᵊld] |
|
[To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.] |
| foe |
[ˈfō] |
|
[An enemy.] |
| submissive |
[səb-ˈmi-siv] |
|
[(BDSM) One who submits to a dominant partner in sexual practices.] |
| inflexible |
[(ˌ)in-ˈflek-sə-bəl] |
|
[Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent] |
| imperious |
[im-ˈpir-ē-əs] |
|
[Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.] |
| teaser |
[ˈtē-zər] |
|
[One who teases or pokes fun.] |
| dividend |
[ˈdi-və-ˌdend] |
|
[bonus.] |