| abasement |
the act of bringing down or the state of being brought down in rank, status, or reputation. |
| amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |