Abhorrent Inspiring disgust and loathing

Repugnant Extremely distasteful; unacceptable

In conflict with or incompatible with

Prerogative A right or privilege exclusive to particular individual or class

Pejorative Expressing contempt or disapproval

Meritocracy System in which such persons are rewarded and advanced
Rule by persons chosen not because of birth or wealth, but for their superior
talents or intellect

Autocracy Government by one individual

Totalitarianism Political system in which the state holds total authority over the society and
seeks to control all aspects or public and private life where possible

Utilitarianism Theory which proposes that the proper course of action is the one that
maximizes utility, usually defined as maximising happiness and reducing
suffering

Doctrine A body or system of teachings of a religious, political, or philosophical group
presented for acceptance or belief; dogma

Salient Most noticeable or important

Pragmatic Character or conduct dictated by consideration of the immediate practical
consequences rather than by theory or dogma

Pragmatism A philosophical movement or system having various forms, but generally
stressing practical consequences as constituting the essential criterion in
determining meaning, truth, or value

Permissive Habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as a social
behaviour or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid

Anachronism The representation of an event, person, or thing in a historical context in which
it could not have occurred or existed

Egregious Outstandingly bad

Heretic A professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those
accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church

Affluence Abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth

Tacit Understood without being openly expressed; implied

Equivocal Allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase,
especially with intent to deceive or misguide; deliberately ambiguous

Ambivalent Simultaneous existence of two opposed and conflicting attitudes, emotions etc.

Disenfranchise Deprive someone of the right to vote

Nihilism Total rejection of established laws and institutions
Total and absolute destructiveness, especially towards the world at large and
including oneself
An extreme form of scepticism: the denial of all real existence or the possibility
of an objective basis for truth

Innocuous Not harmful or offensive

Insurrection A violent uprising against an authority or government

Shrewd Characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
Sharp; penetrating

Perspicacity The quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness

Maligned Speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner

Distil Purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing
the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid
Extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of

Exacerbate Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feelings) worse

Proclivity A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or
predisposition towards a particular thing

Predisposition A liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular
attitude, or act in a particular way

Sentient Having the power of perception by the senses; conscious

Catharsis The purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially
through certain kinds of art as tragedy or music
Discharge of pent-up emotions so as to result in the alleviation of symptoms or
the permanent relief of the condition
Excommunicate To exclude or expel from membership or participation in any group,
association, etc.

Malaise A condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset
of a disease
A vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort

Usurp Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force

Congeal Become semi-solid, especially on cooling

Tenable Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
(Of an office, position, scholarship etc.) able to be held or used

Embezzlement Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in ones trust or belonging to ones
employer

Camaraderie Good-fellowship
A spirit of familiarity and trust existing between friends

Labile Liable to change; easily altered

Stultify

Cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or
restrictive routine
Cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd

Poignant Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Municipal Relating to a town or district or its governing body

Carousel a conveyor system at an airport from which arriving passengers collect their
luggage.

Pediatric the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases.
Procreate produce young; reproduce:
Extirpate eradicate or destroy completely:
Afresh in a new or different way
visages a person's face
divulge make known (private or sensitive information)
Twilit
Perilous
Hackles
Implacable
Destrier
Garrons
poacher a person that catches games or fish illegally
Drape
eloquence fluent or persuasive speaking or writing: a preacher of great power and
eloquence.
exude (of a person) display (an emotion or quality) strongly and openly: Sir Thomas
exuded goodwill.
cocksure confident in an excessive or arrogant way.
Acquiescence the reluctant acceptance of something without protest: in silent acquiescence,
she rose to her feet.
Disdainful showing contempt or lack of respect: with a last disdainful look, she turned
towards the door.
Undergrowth a dense growth of shrubs and other plants, especially under trees in woodland.
they cleared a path through the undergrowth.
Deign do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity: she did not deign
to answer the maid's question.
Thicket a dense group of bushes or trees. a horned owl perfectly camouflaged in a
dense thicket .
Billow a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam.
Undulate move with a smooth wave-like motion: her body undulated to the thumping
rhythm of the music.
Idyllic Extremely happy,peaceful or picturesque