| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| counterfeiter |
one who makes fraudulent imitations or copies, especially of money. |
| fabricate |
to construct or create. |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| nurture |
to care for and encourage the growth and development of (a living thing). |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| retrospect |
reflection on the past or on past events or achievements. |
| sinewy |
of sinew, or sinewlike; strong; tough. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |