| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| hedonist |
one who believes that pleasure-seeking should be the primary goal of humans. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; indisputable. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| pertain |
to relate to or have to do with something. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| tensile |
of or relating to tension. |