| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| apex |
the highest point; tip. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| conspirator |
a person who is involved in a plot with others to perform or a criminal or wrongful act. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| diligent |
trying hard and steadily to achieve a goal. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| equivocate |
to express oneself ambiguously, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| lackluster |
without brilliance or vitality; dull. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |