| adept |
having great skill or ability. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| credo |
any formulation of belief, especially a religious one. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| fusion |
the act of fusing or joining together. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |