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Chasten

To correct by punishment disipline; chastise

Clamor

Loud and persistent outcry from many people

Decorum

Proper, polite, and respectful behavior, especially in formal situations

Desecrate

To treat disrespectfully, or outrageously

Doleful

Full of greif; expressing or exciting sorrow

Fetid

Having a heavy offensive smell

Fractious

Tending to argue or cause disagreement between people

Languid

A person or atmosphere that is slow & relaxed

Oblique

Slanting or tilting, or not at a straight angle

Ostentatious

Showing wealth, possessions, or power to attract or impress others

Pugnacious

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

Promontory

A high point of land or rock that projects out into the body of water or over lower land

Prostrate

Can describe a position of lying flat; Being completely overcome, helpless, or exhausted

Refracted

To alter or distort as if by refraction

Sodden

Dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages

Stolid

Having or showing little or no emotion or sensitivity

Sullen

Gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed; dull or somber in sound of color

Temerity

Unreasonable contempt of danger; rashiness

Temporize

To delay making a decision or committing to an opinion in order to gain time

Usurper

A person who takes a position of power, importance, or authority by force or without legal right