| abstraction |
the act of removing or separating. |
| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| belligerent |
having a fighting character; aggressive. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| perdition |
the loss of the soul for eternity; damnation. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| reticent |
reluctant to speak; not given to frequent speech; restrained; shy. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |