| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| entrench |
to establish firmly and unchangeably. |
| foreseeable |
capable of being anticipated or predicted. |
| forthcoming |
about to appear or happen. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| nemesis |
that which one cannot beat, conquer, or succeed at; cause or agent of one's often repeated downfall. |
| ostentatious |
done or designed with the intention of impressing others and consequently overly showy or grandiose; pretentious. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| sate |
to fill to excess, especially with food; glut. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |