| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| inquisitive |
given to asking and inquiring; eager to learn. |
| insubstantial |
lacking firmness or solidity; slight. |
| lenient |
not strict with rules; tolerant. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| secretive |
tending to secrecy. |