| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| disproportionate |
having too much of one thing in relation to something else; unbalanced. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| ruddy |
reddish; rosy. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |