| conciliatory |
tending to placate or reconcile. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| intransigent |
refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others' wishes; uncompromising. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| protean |
easily changing form or character; variable or versatile. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |
| winsome |
attractive or charming. |