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