| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. |
| premonition |
an advance sign or warning; forewarning. |
| query |
a question. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| sect |
any group, especially a religious group such as a denomination, that is united by a common belief, ritual, or the like. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| tirade |
a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue. |