(v) destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

(v) steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

(n) French statesman (1560-1641)

(n) United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)

(v) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

(v) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

(v) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"

(s) having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"

(a) wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"

(s) extremely malevolent or malicious; "the malignant tongues of gossipers"

(s) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention";

(n) idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

(v) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

(n) a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

(s) inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

(n) a raised or strengthened seam

(n) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

(v) put a welt on; "welt the shoes"

(v) beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"