| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| havoc |
ruin or devastation. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| motley |
made up of a contrasting variety of types, appearances, or the like; very heterogeneous. |
| nonentity |
someone or something that is insignificant, dull, undistinguished, or unimportant, especially a person. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| 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. |
| readjust |
to adapt oneself anew. |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |