| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| finesse |
refined and delicate skill or tact in executing a task or coping with a situation. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| ostentatious |
done or designed with the intention of impressing others and consequently overly showy or grandiose; pretentious. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |