| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| credo |
any formulation of belief, especially a religious one. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| judicious |
characterized by or using sound judgment; wise; prudent. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| maternal |
of, having to do with, or like a mother. |
| paradox |
a statement that contradicts or seems to contradict itself, yet often expresses a truth, such as "Less is more". |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| unvaried |
marked by a lack of diversity; never changing. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |