| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |