| atrophy |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, especially from insufficient use or nourishment. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| disconcert |
to upset the calm or self-assurance of; ruffle. |
| enormity |
the quality of surpassing moral limits; offensive or disgraceful character. |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| propitiate |
to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. |
| rambunctious |
wildly or uncontrollably active; difficult to control; boisterous. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |