| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| demoralize |
to weaken or destroy the confidence, courage, spirit, or morale of. |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| inordinate |
beyond the bounds of reason; excessive. |
| materialize |
to become fact; be realized. |
| presumption |
a belief that is taken for granted but not proved. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| retaliate |
to strike back; take revenge. |
| retention |
the act or process of maintaining the possession or use of. |
| tedium |
the state or condition of being dull, boring, or wearisome; monotony. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |