| agility |
the ability to move or think easily and quickly. |
| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| infidel |
one who does not believe in or accept a religious faith, especially that of Christianity or Islam. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, especially because of cynicism or pessimism. |
| provident |
showing wisdom and foresight in planning for the future. |
| sagacity |
the quality of having keen judgment and common sense; wisdom. |
| speculative |
of, pertaining to, or based on conjecture or theorizing. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |