| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing. |
| aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. |
| arrogance |
the condition or quality of being arrogant; having too much pride or belief in one's superiority. |
| belated |
too late; tardy. |
| expendable |
considered able to be replaced, given up, or sacrificed. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
| inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
| labyrinthine |
complex and intricate to the point of being puzzling. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |
| vanguard |
the leading or foremost position or part of a movement or force; forefront. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |