| amorphous |
lacking definite form, shape, or character. |
| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| celestial |
of or having to do with the sky or outer space. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| experimentation |
the act, process, or practice of running tests or trials. |
| gratuitous |
given or done without sufficient reason or justification; unwarranted. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |