| avocation |
a secondary occupation, usually one pursued for recreation; hobby. |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. |
| eventuality |
something that might happen; contingent occurrence. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| hedonist |
one who believes that pleasure-seeking should be the primary goal of humans. |
| malice |
the wish to harm others; ill will. |
| observable |
able to be seen; visible. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| 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. |
| synchronize |
to cause to occur, move, or operate at the same time or rate. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |