bestial
beastlike
embellish
to decorate
furtive
done slyly or stealthily
indigent
needy
inordinate
far too great
misanthrope
a person who hates or despises people
echelon
one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity
exacerbate
to make more violent
irrefutable
impossible to disprove
lackadaisical
lacking spirit or interest
paucity
a scarcity
raze
to tear down, destroy completely
bucolic
characteristics of the countryside
increment
an enlargement
paltry
insignificant
redolent
smelling strongly
unremitting
not stopping
vacillate
to swing indecisively from one idea to another
askance
with suspicion, distrust
benign
gentle, kind
decimate
to kill or destroy a large part of
forgo
to do without
obsequious
excessively submissive
penitent
regretful for one's sins or mistakes
sporadic
occurring at irregular intervals
cabal
a small group working in secret
delectable
delightful
detritus
loose bits and pieces of material
moribund
dying, on the way out
onerous
burdensome
sequester
to set apart
winnow
to get rid of something unwanted
aesthetic
pertaining to beauty
defunct
no longer in existence or functioning
hapless
marked by persistent absence of good luck
irreparable
incapable of being repaired
languish
to become week, feeble, or dull
plaintive
expressive of sorrow or woe
tantamount
equivalent, having the same meaning
abstruse
extremely difficult to understand
cognizant
aware, knowledgeable
engender
to bring into existence
ethereal
light airy, delicate
ghoulish
revolting in an unnatural or morbid way
incongruous
incompatible
mesmerize
to hypnotize, entrance
beatific
blissful
behemoth
a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance
cacophonous
harsh-sounding
euphemism
a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one
imminent
about to happen, threatening
manifest
clear, evident to the eyes or mind
pariah
one who is rejected by a social group or organization
dissidence
a difference of opinion
inviolable
sacred
mutable
open to or capable of change
pillory
a device for publicly punishing offenders
presage
to foreshadow or point to a future event
restive
restless, hard to manage
subsist
to have existence; to remain alive