Sentence:  The frizzle-headed man-eaters were <WSD>loath</WSD> to leave their fleshpots so long as the harvest of human carcases was plentiful. Sometimes, when the harvest was too plentiful, they imposed on the missionaries by letting the word slip out that on such a day there would be a killing and a barbecue. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling.