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| respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another. |
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| a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church. |
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| altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes. |
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| firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. |
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| fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal: explicit instructions; an explicit act of violence; explicit language. |
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abnormally bent or turned to one side; twisted; crooked: a wry mouth.
-devious in course or purpose; misdirected. |
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| a public executioner who beheads condemned persons. |
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| the rule of a despot; the exercise of absolute authority. absolute power or control; tyranny. |
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| a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: An encomium by the President greeted the returning hero. |
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| An attendant at a sovereign's court. One who seeks favor, especially by insincere flattery or obsequious behavior. |
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| characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile. desiring to help others; charitable |
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| An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions. |
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| a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism. |
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| Music. an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation. an ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm. an unusually intense or irregular poem or piece of prose. |
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| outrageously disgraceful or shameful: opprobrious conduct. |
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| untidy or unclean in appearance or habits. |
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| understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite: poetry full of esoteric allusions. belonging to the select few. |
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| strong distaste, aversion, or objection; antipathy. Extreme dislike or aversion. |
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| A government in power; administration: suffered under the new regime. |
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| unjust or unfair: an inequitable decision. |
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| the expression so substituted: “To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die.” |
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| excellent and delightful in all respects; "an idyllic spot for a picnic" |
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| a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. |
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| To fix to; attach: append a charm to the bracelet. To add as a supplement or appendix: appended a list of errors to the report. |
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| the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity. The state or quality of being inexperienced or unsophisticated, especially in being artless, credulous, or uncritical. |
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| given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind. |
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| deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable. highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting. |
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| high station, rank, or repute: philosophers of eminence. |
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| vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous. |
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| a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat. |
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| often Dissenter One who refuses to accept the doctrines or usages of an established or a national church |
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| to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely. |
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| a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment. |
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| strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people. |
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| strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people. |
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| an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.” |
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| an insulting or abusive word or expression. violent denunciation, censure, or reproach. |
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| deductive reasoning. an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument. |
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| full of, characterized by, or showing malice; malevolent; spiteful: malicious gossip. |
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| amusement or laughter: He was unable to conceal his mirth. |
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| characterized by assumption of dignity or importance. |
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| not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine. |
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| bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic. |
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| a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. |
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| the utterance of a word or phrase expressive of emotion; the uttering of an exclamation. |
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| a formal or authoritative statement. an opinion or decision. |
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| the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty. |
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| to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, esp. without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document. |
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| burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties. |
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| A person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable |
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| to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize. |
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| the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people. |
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| an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person. |
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| good-humored ridicule; banter |
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| the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. |
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| a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel. |
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| generally awkward or clumsy; haplessly incompetent. |
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