| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |