| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| neurotic |
suffering from needless fears and worries. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| philanthropy |
collective efforts made to do good for others, especially in the form of making monetary donations or engaging in charitable works. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| propagate |
to reproduce (offspring) or cause to reproduce. |
| requisite |
required or essential. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |