| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |