ODW review

Lionized

To treat a person as a celebrity

Chastise

To discipline, to criticize severely

Sardonic

Characterized by bitterer scornful; mocking; cynical; moaning

Berett

To make desolate, especially by death, to deprive ruthlessly or by force

Pedantry/ pedantic

Slavish attention to rules, details

Indignant

Expressing strong displeasure, unjust

Conciliatory

Intended to make less angry

Ostentatious

Pretentious actions - to impress

Despondent

Helplessness, dejection

Lury

Formally bent or turned to one side, bitterly ironic

Reverent

Exhibiting respectfulness

Aesthetic

Philosophy notions of beauty, ugly, sublime, and comic

Didactic

Intended for instruction

Inexorable

Unyielding, inalterable

Malevolent

Wishing evil or harm to another

Thwart

To oppose successfully accomplishing

Censure

Strong expression of disapproval

Exertions

Vigorous action of effort

Erudite

Great knowledge

Ephemeral

Lasting a very short time

Austere

Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

Mercurial

Subject to sudden unpredictable changes of mind

Beguiling

Charm or enchant - sometimes in a deceptive way

Acquiescence

Agreement or consent by silence or without objection

Gaunt

Extremely thin and bony

Whimsical

Given to fanciful notions

Repudiate

To cast off or disown, reject, with denial

Annihilation

To destroy someone / something

Brevity

Shortness of time or duration

Ardor

Great warmth of feeling or passion

Hinder

To cause delay, interruption, hamper

Pragmatism

Character or conduct that emphasizes practicality

Factious

Not meant to be taken seriously or literally

Remiss

Negligent, careless, or slow in performing duties, business

Lament

To feel or express sorrow or regret