WoW - Slaughterhouse Five

soliloquize (v.)

talk to oneself

irony (n.)

incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs

covetous (adj.)

immoderately desirous of acquiring something

sordid (adj.)

morally degraded

unmitigated (adj.)

not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity

piety (n.)

righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout

putrid (adj.)

morally corrupt or evil

addle (v.)

mix up or confuse

pretext (n.)

a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason

ghastly (adj.)

gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

decrepit (adj.)

lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

resolute (adj.)

characterized by quickness and firmness

clemency (n.)

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders

vertigo (n.)

a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

balderdash

trivial nonsense

mosaic (n.)

design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass

extrapolate (v.)

draw from specific cases for more general cases

acrimonious (adj.)

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

rarified (adj.)

of high moral or intellectual value

feign (v.)

give a false appearance of