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fratricide
act of killing one's brother
genocide
deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group
homicide
killing of one human by another
infanticide
act of killings an infant
patricide
act of killing a king
regicide
act of killing a king
stringent
strict(literally "binding tight"); rigid; severe
carnivorous
flesh-eating
herbivore
plant-eating animal
omnivore
person or animal that eats everything (both flesh and plants
voracious
1 greedy in eating
2 insatiable, ------appetite
convivial
fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable
vivify
enliven; make vivid
extort
wrest from a person by force (literally, "twist out")
retort
quick, witty, or cutting reply
evince
show clearly; disclose; reveal
invincible
incapable of being conquered
vanquish
overcome in battle; conquer; defeat
infraction
act of breaking; breach; violation:----of a law
refract
bend from a straigh path
omnipotent
unlimited in power; almighty
omnipresent
present everywhere at the same time; ubiquitous
omniscient
knowing everything
genuflect
bend the kneww; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship
inflection
change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice
retinue
group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person
tenacity
firmness in holding fast; persistence
tenet
principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
admonish
worn of a fault; reprove; rebuke
premonition
forewarning;intuitive anticipation of a coming event
mandatory
obligatory; required by command
credible
believable
credulous
too ready to believe; easily decieved