| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| misinterpret |
to comprehend incorrectly; misunderstand. |
| onslaught |
a forceful, often sudden, offensive maneuver; attack. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| potable |
fit for drinking. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |