| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| demoralize |
to weaken or destroy the confidence, courage, spirit, or morale of. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| gratis |
without charging money; freely. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| harmonious |
characterized by agreement or accord. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |