| camaraderie |
friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| fluctuate |
to vary or change irregularly; rise and fall. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| saturate |
to fill or soak completely. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| vituperate |
to condemn sharply; blame; berate. |
| vociferous |
crying out, especially in protest; vocal; clamorous. |