| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| implode |
to violently collapse or compress inward. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| protean |
easily changing form or character; variable or versatile. |
| residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
| severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| temperance |
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence. |