A secret, crafty plot or scheme designed to achieve (often harmful) ends; the act of devising such a plan.
Greathearted; nobly generous.
An influential and powerful person, especially a wealthy business leader who controls a large enterprise.
A curse; the utterance of a curse or a statement invoking harm or misfortune.
A person who commits a crime; an offender.
A desire to do evil or to harm others; ill will toward someone.
To speak ill of; slander; defame; vilify.
A carefully planned movement or action designed to achieve a goal, often involving strategy or deception.
Ruined; damaged; spoiled in appearance or quality.
A person who imposes strict discipline and demands obedience to orders; a very strict disciplinarian
A person who refuses to follow the crowd; a nonconformist; someone who acts independently and resists conventional norms. The term can also describe such independent behavior when used as an adjective (e.g., a maverick thinker).
Foolishly sentimental; excessively or sickeningly sentimental to the point of being affectation.
Deficient in quantity or quality; not enough; lacking in fullness or richness.
To wander about without a fixed direction; to follow a winding, indirect course.
To intervene in a dispute to bring about an agreement or settlement; to act as an intermediary between parties.
Of only average quality; not particularly good or bad; ordinary.
