| cabal |
a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usually of a political nature. |
| concord |
a state of agreement or harmony between persons or things. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| frugality |
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| monologue |
a long speech or reading given by a single speaker. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |