vocab unit 10 Flashcards
not revealed publicly; understood by only a particular group
esoteric
wild or untamed, especially an animal
feral
pertaining to law courts or formal argumentation
forensic
applying the techniques of science to the solving of a crime or litigation
forensic
pertaining to the real nature of a thing; inherent
intrinsic
producing gain or wealth; profitable
lucrative
driven by want for money or material gain
mercenary
a soldier paid to fight in anothers country’s military
mercenary
pertaining to the world; worldly as opposed to the spiritual and eternal
mundane
pertaining to the night; done or occurring in the night
nocturnal
concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical
pragmatic
of the color of blood, ruddy; cheerful, hopeful
sanguine
not pertaining to church or religion; worldly
secular
changing unpredictably; tending to break out into violence
volatile