Words List

To commit, especially a crime.

To decrease or diminish in amount, intensity, or degree.

To scold or rebuke someone harshly.

Lack of confidence or self-assurance, a feeling of modesty or shyness.

Easily provoked to anger; very irritable: a person who is irascible gets angry easily.

Harshness or sharpness in tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony.

To force, compel, or oblige someone to do something.

To hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way.

Full of threatening or harmful influences; having a sinister or malign nature.

Hidden or disguised; kept secret.

To feel or express sorrow or regret, especially for someone's absence.

Excessively sentimental or emotionally overreactive, often to the point of being foolish; characterized by tearful or weak emotions.

To suddenly and secretly leave, especially to avoid being caught or facing legal consequences.

Unwilling to give or spend; not generous with money; tight-fisted.

To say or do something again or repeatedly, often excessively.

Extremely angry or enraged.

To hide or wait in secret, like a person in ambush; staying in or around a place secretly or furtively.

To sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.

Obtained or developed from something else; derived.

Lasting or permanent; characterized by the quality of being able to withstand the test of time.

To feel intense dislike or hatred towards something; to detest or loathe completely.

A fragrant substance, such as aromatic gum, that emits a pleasant smell when burned, often utilized in religious rituals or to create a particular atmosphere.

To crouch, especially in fear or shame.

A person with advanced intellectual interests and refined tastes.

To calm or soothe someone, especially by making concessions or using conciliatory actions, with the aim of pacifying or satisfying their concerns or grievances.

To fall forward, as if having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.

To enhance or perfect, making something more effective or sharpening skills.

To express strong disapproval or criticism; to speak negatively about something, declaring it as flawed or worthless.

Pleasantly easy to approach and talk to; friendly, cordial, warmly polite.

Extreme poverty; a state of destitution.