| anarchist |
a person who believes in, desires, or tries to realize a society or state without a government. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| decadent |
tending to indulge in sensual pleasures; hedonistic. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| euphoric |
having or exhibiting a strong feeling of well-being or elation. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| stoic |
showing little or no reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; unmoved; impassive. |