efficacious.
|ˌefiˈkā sh əs|
adjective
(typically of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective
contrivance.
|kənˈtrīvəns|
noun
a thing that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose
• the use of skill to bring something about or create something
• a device, esp. in literary or artistic composition, that gives a sense of artificiality.
dynamism.
|ˈdīnəˌmizəm|
noun
1 the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress
• the quality of being dynamic and positive in attitude
2 chiefly historical Philosophy the theory that phenomena of matter or mind are due to the action of forces rather than to motion or matter.
aberrant.
|ˈabərənt; əˈber-|
adjective
departing from an accepted standard.
• chiefly Biology diverging from the normal type
surreptitious.
|ˌsərəpˈti sh əs|
adjective
kept secret, esp. because it would not be approved of
marauding.
|məˈrôd|
verb
roam in search of things to steal or people to attack
• raid and plunder (a place).
insensate.
|inˈsenˌsāt; -sit|
adjective
lacking physical sensation
• lacking sympathy or compassion; unfeeling
• completely lacking sense or reason
