Vocabulary

3. affecting or moving the emotions
5. not animate; lifeless.
6. thin or slender in form, as a thread
8. to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner
9. to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert
10. not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation: an unequivocal indication of assent; unequivocal proof.
14. a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost
16. a person who fights with the fists; a boxer
18. extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.
20. violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.

1. to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.
2. to issue or dispatch, as an official document or letter.
4. not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm.
7. a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.
11. to make plain or clear; explain; interpret.
12. characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report.
13. promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
15. the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons
17. to speak maliciously and falsely of
19. to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct