| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| disinterest |
lack of bias or self-interest; impartiality. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| indict |
to formally accuse (someone) of a crime in a court of law after studying evidence. |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| pathological |
afflicted with or caused by a physical or especially a mental disorder. |
| redolent |
suggesting or recalling (usually followed by "of"). |
| tenuous |
having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak. |
| verbose |
using or characterized by many or superfluous words; wordy. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |