| commandeer |
to force (a civilian) into, or seize (goods) for, the military. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| desirous |
having a wish or a longing for something. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| hallowed |
considered sacred; venerated. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| iota |
an extremely small amount. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| knave |
an unscrupulous person; evildoer. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| punctilious |
strictly adhering to etiquette or formalities. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |