| altruistic |
unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others. |
| elitist |
believing in, supporting, or promoting the superiority of a select or privileged group. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| lackadaisical |
lacking energy, determination, or enthusiasm; listless or lazy. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| salvageable |
able to be saved or rescued from damage or destruction. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |