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91Killing and Killers — Anyone who has looked at the news lately knows that the human species seems to have an inordinate propensity for killing things. Similarly, anyone looking at this list of 85 terms relating to killing will quickly realize that humans also have an… …
92ambition — (n.) mid 14c., from M.Fr. ambition or directly from L. ambitionem (nom. ambitio) a going around, especially to solicit votes, hence a striving for favor, courting, flattery; a desire for honor, thirst for popularity, noun of action from pp. stem… …
93indulge — indulge, pamper, humor, spoil, baby, mollycoddle mean to show undue favor or attention to a person or his desires. Indulge implies weakness or compliance in gratifying another s wishes or desires, especially those which have no claim to… …
94moderate# — moderate adj 1 Moderate, temperate are often used interchangeably to denote not excessive in degree, amount, or intensity {a moderate allowance} {temperate heat} When contrasted moderate often connotes absence or avoidance of excess and is… …
95inordinacy — ə̇ˈnȯ(r)dənəsē noun ( es) Etymology: inordinate + cy archaic : the quality, state, or an instance of being inordinate …
96xenomania — ˌzenə+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from xen + mania : an inordinate attachment to foreign things (as customs, institutions, manners, fashions) * * * xenomania / māˈni ə/ noun (Gr maniā madness) an inordinate attachment to foreign things …
97in|or|di|na|cy — «ihn R duh nuh see», noun, plural cies. 1. inordinate quality or condition. 2. an inordinate act …
98in|or´di|nate|ness — in|or|di|nate «ihn R duh niht», adjective. 1. much too great; not kept within proper limits; excessive: »He lost a fortune trying to satisfy his inordinate desire for gambling. SYNONYM(S): immoderate, intemperate, unrestrained. See syn. under… …
99in|or´di|nate|ly — in|or|di|nate «ihn R duh niht», adjective. 1. much too great; not kept within proper limits; excessive: »He lost a fortune trying to satisfy his inordinate desire for gambling. SYNONYM(S): immoderate, intemperate, unrestrained. See syn. under… …
100in|or|di|nate — «ihn R duh niht», adjective. 1. much too great; not kept within proper limits; excessive: »He lost a fortune trying to satisfy his inordinate desire for gambling. SYNONYM(S): immoderate, intemperate, unrestrained. See syn. under excessive. (Cf.… …
