| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| euphony |
a pleasing, harmonious quality of sounds, especially words. |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
| unfeigned |
not pretended or false; genuine; sincere. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |