| ambivalent |
of feelings and emotions, conflicting; pulling in opposite directions. |
| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| compile |
to gather information together to form one written work. |
| egotism |
excessive self-promotion; boastfulness or conceitedness. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| predilection |
an inclination to favor something; partiality or preference. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |