| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| concord |
a state of agreement or harmony between persons or things. |
| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| desecration |
the act of or an instance of violating the sacredness of something. |
| euphony |
a pleasing, harmonious quality of sounds, especially words. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| perfectionist |
one who tends not to be satisfied with less than flawless performance from herself or himself. |
| presumption |
a belief that is taken for granted but not proved. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| requisite |
required or essential. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |