| belligerent |
having a fighting character; aggressive. |
| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| comparative |
measured or estimated by comparison; relative. |
| convoke |
to summon to an assembly; marshal. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| discrete |
separate and distinct. |
| engulf |
to cover entirely, as if by a flood. |
| inherent |
existing in or belonging to something as an essential or inborn part of its nature; innate; intrinsic. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| piquant |
of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste. |
| rancorous |
feeling or showing bitter resentment; hateful. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |