| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| carnal |
of or pertaining to the flesh or body, especially sexual appetites and activities. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| impeach |
to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| interject |
to insert (a remark or comment) between words or remarks or in the middle of a conversation or discussion. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| plethora |
an amount that is more than enough; overabundance. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |