austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |