| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| eventuality |
something that might happen; contingent occurrence. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| increment |
a rise or addition in number or value, often small. |
| inexcusable |
unable to be justified; unpardonable. |
| maternal |
of, having to do with, or like a mother. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| supremacy |
ultimate power or authority. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| uncritical |
not making critical judgments or discriminations, especially those based on standards. |
| universality |
the quality, character, or condition of being universal. |