| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| derange |
to cause to be mentally ill. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| invoke |
to call out to (a god, muse, or the like) for help, support, protection, or inspiration. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. |
| predilection |
an inclination to favor something; partiality or preference. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |