| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| cistern |
a tank or other receptacle for catching and storing water, especially rainwater. |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| litigious |
inclined to bring lawsuits. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |