| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| depravity |
moral corruption; wickedness. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |
| rancorous |
feeling or showing bitter resentment; hateful. |
| revulsion |
violent dislike and disgust; abhorrence; loathing. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| stint |
to refrain from spending; to be sparing or frugal. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |