| ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility | | |
| known or knowable only to a selected few | | |
| pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion | | |
| to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part | | |
| an inadequate supply | | |
| harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way | | |
| causing fear, dread, or apprehension | | |
| gray or white with or as if with age OR extremely old | | |
| not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood | | |
| to detract from the perfection or wholeness of | | |
| a person who hates or distrusts humankind | | |
| highly injurious or destructive OR wicked | | |
| superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable; appearing worthy of belief | | |
| to grow vigorously | | |
| to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or baffle | | |
| to come about as a natural growth, increase, advantage, or legal claim | | |
| unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion | | |
| having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations | | |
| to inflict punishment on OR to censure or criticize severely | | |
| meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful | | |
| to dig or labor with or as if with a spade: to make a careful or detailed search for information | | |
| worthy of praise | | |
| offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly | | |
| of little value or account; small; trifling | | |
| to give an omen or anticipatory sign of | | |
| having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful | | |
| keen in sense perception and judgment | | |
| to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use | | |
| to make petition to: to try to obtain by usually urgent requests or pleas OR to entice or lure especially into evil | | |
| a servile self-seeking flatterer | | |