| aseptic |
free of bacteria or germs that cause disease or decay. |
| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| comradeship |
friendship based on shared or group activities or interests. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| demoralize |
to weaken or destroy the confidence, courage, spirit, or morale of. |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| impetus |
something that urges or impels; a driving force. |
| indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |