| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
| designate |
to choose for a particular job or purpose. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| paradox |
a statement that contradicts or seems to contradict itself, yet often expresses a truth, such as "Less is more". |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| taint |
to slightly corrupt or pollute. |