| amorphous |
lacking definite form, shape, or character. |
| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| cynicism |
an attitude of doubt or mistrust toward human nature and the possibility of good or selfless motives. |
| 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. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| rancorous |
feeling or showing bitter resentment; hateful. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial procedure prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |