| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| demoralize |
to weaken or destroy the confidence, courage, spirit, or morale of. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| revitalize |
to bring new life to. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |