| advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| imminent |
about to happen or likely to happen soon. |
| inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| postulate |
to assert as something true, especially as a basis for reasoning. |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| temerity |
reckless or foolish boldness; rash disregard of danger. |