| depravity |
moral corruption; wickedness. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| despot |
a ruler who has complete power and authority. |
| disuse |
the state or condition of not being used or practiced any longer. |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| mettle |
toughness of character; courage. |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| retrospect |
reflection on the past or on past events or achievements. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| unproductive |
not yielding useful or helpful results; not fruitful. |