Avow
To confess, assert
Punitive
Corrective, disciplinary
Conspicuous
Noticeable, visible
Benign
Kind, tolerant
Verdant
Leafy, thriving
Menial
Unskilled, lowly
Emanated
Originated, emerged
Dexterity
Skillfulness, craftiness
Nefarious
Disgraceful, dishonest
Ail
To trouble, afflict
Pallid
Pale, colorless
Indelible
Ineradicable, indestructible
Empyrean
Heaven, sky
Fleer
Laugh, jeer
Hark
To listen, attend