bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
beneficiary |
one who receives or is formally designated to receive money or property, as from a will or insurance policy. |
deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
innumerable |
very many. |
lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
remunerative |
providing or likely to provide payment or reward; profitable. |
respite |
a period of rest, especially from something difficult or unpleasant. |
scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |
tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |
vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |