| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| epithet |
a word or phrase attached to, or used in place of, a given name. |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| recipient |
one who accepts something that has been sent or given, or one who has been awarded something. |
| seclusion |
the act of isolating or hiding away, or the condition of being isolated in this way. |
| serendipity |
lucky coincidence or accidental discovery of something pleasant or valuable. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| suave |
polished and urbane. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |