| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| incorrigible |
incapable of being controlled or influenced for the better. |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| populace |
the people who live in a particular place. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| rhapsody |
a musical composition having an irregular form suggesting improvisation. |
| sect |
any group, especially a religious group such as a denomination, that is united by a common belief, ritual, or the like. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |