| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness to obligations, promises, or those to whom one has made a commitment. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| inexcusable |
unable to be justified; unpardonable. |
| litigious |
inclined to bring lawsuits. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| populous |
having a large population. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |