| belligerent |
having a fighting character; aggressive. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| fusion |
the act of fusing or joining together. |
| imbalance |
a defect in proportion or balance between elements. |
| imitative |
of, involving, or characterized by reproduction or copying; not original. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |