| belligerent |
having a fighting character; aggressive. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| spate |
a sudden rush, outpouring, or flood. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |