| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |