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| Culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| Arcane | known or knowable only to a selected few |
| Curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| Deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| Hoary | gray or white with or as if with age OR extremely old |
| Mar | to detract from the perfection or wholeness of |
| Pernicious | highly injurious or destructive OR wicked |
| Potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| Thrive | to grow vigorously |
| Accrue | to come about as a natural growth, increase, advantage, or legal claim |
| Adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| Solicit | to make petition to: to try to obtain by usually urgent requests or pleas OR to entice or lure especially into evil |
| Animosity | ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility |
| Plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable; appearing worthy of belief |
| Misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| Comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| Portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| Laudable | worthy of praise |
| Dearth | an inadequate supply |
| Picayune | of little value or account; small; trifling |
| Inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood |
| Sanctify | to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use |
| Hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| Thwart | to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or baffle |
| Sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| Formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| Sagacity | keen in sense perception and judgment |
| Chastise | to inflict punishment on OR to censure or criticize severely |
| Delve | to dig or labor with or as if with a spade: to make a careful or detailed search for information |
| Adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion |
| Avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain |
| Bane | a source of harm or ruin |
| Casus belli | an event which justifies a declaration of war |
| Bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| Belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| Bilk | to cheat out of something valuable |
| Cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance |
| Patricide | murder of a father |
| Matricide | murder of a mother |
| Fratricide | murder of a brother |
| Epitomize | to serve as the typical or ideal example of |
| Exemplary | serving as a pattern : deserving imitation : commendable |
| Malice | desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another |
| Mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| Obtuse | lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect |
| Palpable | 1 : capable of being touched or felt : tangible 2 : easily perceptible : noticeable |
| Resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| Homicide | murder of homo sapiens |