| aggression |
an attack or war against a country started without good cause by another country. |
| bounty |
the quality of giving in abundance; generosity. |
| catalyst |
an agent that causes an interaction between persons or forces without being affected itself. |
| confidence |
a sense of trust or faith in a person or thing, or in oneself. |
| contempt |
the feeling or expression of angry disgust at something wicked, mean, or not worthy. |
| convex |
having a surface or edge that curves outward like the outside of a ball. |
| corrective |
for the purposes of making right; remedial or rectifying. |
| deteriorate |
to become less in value or quality; decline. |
| inattention |
lack of attentiveness; neglect. |
| melancholy |
a feeling of sadness or depression. |
| precursor |
an earlier or previous person, group, event, or form of something; predecessor. |
| profit |
the amount of money made by a business that is more than the amount put in at the start or paid out as expenses. |
| replicate |
to repeat or duplicate. |
| tantalize |
to tease or torment with the sight or prospect of something desirable but unattainable. |
| whet |
to sharpen the cutting edge of (a knife or tool); hone. |