| abridgment |
the process or an instance of making shorter or condensing. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| flagrant |
exceptionally or glaringly noticeable. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| indict |
to formally accuse (someone) of a crime in a court of law after studying evidence. |
| inherent |
existing in or belonging to something as an essential or inborn part of its nature; innate; intrinsic. |
| languid |
lacking or not showing strength, energy, or spirit; weak, slow, or listless. |
| malice |
the wish to harm others; ill will. |
| microcosm |
a small, complete whole; tiny world. |
| multiplicity |
a large number; abundance. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| simultaneously |
at the very same time. |
| synopsis |
a short statement giving an overview, the main principles, or the sequence of events of a narrative, argument, article, or the like; summary; abstract. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |