| adept |
having great skill or ability. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| decadent |
tending to indulge in sensual pleasures; hedonistic. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| imperil |
to put at risk; endanger. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| intemperate |
lacking moderation or restraint; excessive, overindulgent, violent, or the like. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |