| bulwark |
a wall or wall-like structure, often made of earth and used for defense; rampart. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| cosmic |
of or relating to the universe. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| digestible |
capable of being broken down and absorbed as food. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| harangue |
a long, vehement, and often pompous speech or piece of writing, especially such a speech delivered in public; tirade. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| reparation |
the act or process of making amends for wrongdoing or injury. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| vertigo |
a sensation of unsteadiness or dizziness, such that one's surroundings seem to be whirling around. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |