| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| ashen1 |
of the color of ashes; very pale. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| taint |
to slightly corrupt or pollute. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |