| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| entourage |
a group of people who accompany another person as attendants or associates; retinue. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| exemplar |
one worthy to be imitated or studied; model. |
| frugal |
small in amount or cost; meager. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| psyche |
the mental makeup of a person or group. |
| reputable |
known to be held in esteem; respected. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |