| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| dulcet |
pleasing to the ear; melodious. |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| inexcusable |
unable to be justified; unpardonable. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| prurient |
characterized by or causing lewdness or lust. |
| psyche |
the mental makeup of a person or group. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| touchstone |
a test or standard by which to evaluate the worth of something. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |